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The Rachel Cruze Show

7 Drastic Ways People Are Trying to Save Money (My Reaction)

The Rachel Cruze Show

Ramsey Network

Education, Investing, Business, Self-improvement

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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So most of us have done some out-of-the-box things when it comes to save money, but I recently

0:09.5

came across the list of some extra unconventional ways to save money on everyday costs.

0:15.1

So today I thought I'd share some of those with you.

0:17.9

Maybe they inspire you, or maybe they just give you a good laugh. But I'm also

0:21.7

going to share my personal favorite tip when it comes to managing money long term. But before we

0:27.1

get started, make sure to subscribe to the channel and send this episode to a friend who might

0:31.5

love it. All right. Number one on the list was to rent a storage cube as an office.

0:37.4

Uh-huh. Real estate can be a little pricey, but with a storage cube as an office. Oh, yeah.

0:38.3

Real estate can be a little pricey, but with a storage cube, you can actually get climate

0:42.4

controlled storage units for around $75 to $225 per month.

0:48.5

And office spaces run anywhere from $1,500 to $3,500, depending on size and location. So, clever way, you know,

0:56.8

save some money, get a space for cheap, you know, do your business there. Now there's no windows

1:01.6

and, you know, no people walking around. So maybe it's less distracting and you're able to, like,

1:07.5

just get what you need done in the storage facility. So I mean, yeah,

1:11.5

this isn't a bad thought. I mean, if this is what you need to do, not terrible, be a little lonely,

1:17.1

a little sad, a little depressing, but hey, you save some money. Number two is a wild one.

1:22.7

I'm saying this more and more, but it is living on a cruise ship, you guys. So a few months ago

1:26.8

on Smart Money Happy Hour,

1:28.8

George Campbell and I talked about a retired couple who decided to live on a cruise for a year

1:32.6

because they would actually end up saving more on food and rents. And so they went on a Royal Caribbean's

1:38.5

274-night Ultimate World Cruise, and it ranges anywhere from $54,000 to $83,000. And an average

1:47.8

assisted living facility starts around $54,000 a person. So they're like, well, instead of doing

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