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Minimalist

Millennial

vs.

No matter your spending habits, there are always places where you can cut back or downright cut out. Let’s see how spending less over time can help build savings, regardless of whether you’re a minimalist or millennial.

Break up with your barista

Me and Starbucks are just BFF’s

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vs. and make all your coffee at home

cut back just 2 cups a week

$455

$255

potential annual savings

potential annual savings

1

Get your Guy Fieri on

2

Just can’t cook (everyday)

vs. and cook all your meals at home

cut back on half your take-out orders

$2,088

$1,044

potential annual savings

potential annual savings

3

Take down big corporate beer

3

Homebrew turned out too hoppy

vs. and make your own homebrew

buy your own IPA

$234

$156

potential annual savings

potential annual savings

4

Cut the cord

5

Binge watch your favorite show

vs. give up your cable

get a subscription to Netflix

$1,016

$898

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potential annual savings

potential annual savings

6

Eliminate a landline

7

What’s a landline

vs.

?

only use a cell phone

reduce your data plan

$240

$180

potential annual savings

potential annual savings

8

Minimalist

vs.

$4,033

potential combined annual savings of

9

Millennial

$2,531

potential combined annual savings of

Start saving by making small changes to your spending habits. You can deposit the money you save into a high-interest, no monthly fee Discover Savings Account and reach your financial goals faster.

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Disclosure The accuracy of the values shown above is not guaranteed by any party and is intended for educational purposes only. The information displayed is not advice and it may not reflect actual products, services, rates and/or terms available from Discover Bank. Nothing contained in this example is an offer, solicitation or guarantee for any product or service that may be available from Discover Bank. Sources 1: http://coffeemakerpicks.com/cost-per-cup-of-coffee/ 2: http://www.fastfoodmenuprices.com/starbucks-prices/ 3: http://www.eater.com/2015/6/5/8737197/millennials-spend-more-money-dining-out-than-non-millennials 4: http://20somethingfinance.com/how-to-homebrew/ 5: http://www.pintprice.com/region.php?/United_States/USD.htm 6: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/5-reasons-your-internet-bill-keeps-climbing/ 7: https://www.netflix.com/getstarted?locale=en-AU 8: http://www.verizon.com/home/phone/ 9: http://www.verizonwireless.com/landingpages/verizon-plan/