If you can get a job out of town where you have to stay in a camp and work 2-3 weeks at a time then that can really help.
Otherwise, try creating a solid month-by-month budget. Use Excel, since it's perfect for it. Break down every expense you have, so start by grabbing your bank account and credit card statements and look at how much you're actually spending, and on what.
Start allocating money to what you need; rent, food, insurance, gas, any payments, etc. Stop (or slow down) on credit card usage. You'll start to get a picture of what you have left over to spend and save.
I don't know what your lifestyle is, but I can suggest; stop eating out (everyday for lunch at roughly $7/day can equal to $210/month if done for 30 days), go grocery shopping at places like Superstore and look for deals (Presidents Choice is not the end of the world, it's actually pretty good and cheap), COUPONS are great. Small things like this can add up over time into savings.
2 things I do are; put $x into an untouchable savings account every 15th and 30th of the month. Take spending money out in cash and ONLY use that. Don't use your debit or credit card if you don't have to. If you can see the money, you can see yourself spending it. Work more hours if you can, and don't be afraid to set goals. Something like "I want to save x-amount in y-months," make it achievable and have strong will power.
I've done all these things and it's helped me so far. I'm not a financial planner or anything like that, so just remember these are amateur tips from somebody who got tired of having no money. I'm sure there will be other folks on this board with much better and more detailed advice.
You could always win the lottery too (except not this week, it's mine.)
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