Be aware of monthly charges
If you have a gym membership, tied in with Netflix or Hulu, or even have a Prime account... Just be aware what money is going out for what you spend. I looked over my bills and I had all three and was rarely using any of these. I got rid of them and saved myself nearly $50 a month in total.
This is a good point. I felt like my money was vanishing from thin air each month. I was left with nothing to buy food and it scared me. I noticed I had accounts like these that I had forgotten about so they were taking money from my bank each month. A few of them went up in price as well so I was paying nearly double!
Prime fees have went up lately. If I didn't buy my pet food through them, I would bother with the service anymore but I get free fast shipping and discounts so I keep it around.