{"id":739700,"date":"2026-06-16T04:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/739700\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T04:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T04:01:09","slug":"as-costs-rise-tips-on-how-to-control-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/739700\/","title":{"rendered":"As costs rise, tips on how to control spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With inflation and rising costs, many people are cutting back on their spending.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking at ways to manage your spending habits to help you stay on budget and save money.<\/p>\n<p>First, financial planners say to check your emotions. If you\u2019re stressed or buying something to make yourself feel better, chances are, you probably don\u2019t need it.<\/p>\n<p>They also say to consider shopping alone instead of with friends or family who might encourage you to make impulse buys.<\/p>\n<p>Be mindful of what you\u2019re buying and when. For big purchases like new furniture, consider sales and discounts around holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Experts also suggest creating a monthly budget that includes categories like needs, wants, and savings. It\u2019s an easy way to make sure you\u2019re not overspending.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Related Stories:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/tag\/joe-mazan\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Mazan<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/tag\/money-matters\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Money Matters<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kstp.com\/tag\/saving\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saving<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With inflation and rising costs, many people are cutting back on their spending. We\u2019re looking at ways to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[45,49,48,133,14538,33900,131,132,39206],"class_list":["post-739700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-finance","tag-joe-mazan","tag-money-matters","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-saving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}