How to Save Money on a Low Income

"Save 20%" is easy advice when you earn a lot. This course is for when you don't. Set a goal you can reach, build a small emergency fund, find the spending you won't miss and make saving automatic.

by Teyro

50 lessons
5 units
9h 32m
Up to 860 XP

I wrote this one myself. Start now and I'll count your streak from lesson one.

What you'll learn

Set a savings goal with an amount, a date and a weekly target
Build a starter emergency fund before saving for anything else
Find spending you won't miss: leaks, fees and costly habits
Make saving automatic and hard to undo
Handle emergencies, lending and windfalls without losing your progress

Course path

5 units · 50 lessons

The dead laptop12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
"You can't save on a small income"10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
A goal you can actually reach11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
What "small payments" really cost11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Checkpoint: Efua's old laptop12 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Why "now" always wins12 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Emergency fund first11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Saving words, in plain language10 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
The jar v1: the gap11 min · InteractiveFree+10 XP
Challenge: the plan14 min · InteractiveFree+20 XP
Unit 1 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

The leak hunt12 min · Interactive
Subscriptions and bundles11 min · Interactive
Fees you don't see11 min · Interactive
Small cuts vs big cuts11 min · Interactive
Checkpoint: Miracle pays up12 min · Interactive
Yaw's haggling school12 min · Interactive
"Frugal means miserable"10 min · Interactive
The real price: hours of your life11 min · Interactive
The jar v2: leaks plugged11 min · Interactive
Challenge: GH₵250 a month14 min · Interactive
Unit 2 chestFinish every lesson in this unit+50 XP

Teyro Original · Chapter 1 free, then Teyro Pro

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