Except winning a large sum in a lottery draw or discovering a huge treasure, there are no shortcuts to becoming rich other than being disciplined. The key factor that determines how rich or poor you are is your ability to control your spending habits. If really want to be rich, you need to be moderate in the following areas.

Control the Desires of Your Body.

What your body doesn’t like most is work and if you remain idle, following the wishes of your body, you are never going to be rich. Be ready to work as hard as possible. Refrain from eating tasty but costly food articles. Before buying things, check whether they are worth their price. The more comfort you seek, the sooner you get poor.

Be Rational

Every day, you will find a lot of new things offered for sale in the market and if you aren’t a rational consumer, you may be tempted to buy all those things mainly due to the way they are advertised or being persuaded by the salesman. Buying things which you don’t actually need is a sure way to waste your money. Everybody likes to have all good things but remember that those who want to save money buy only those things which are necessary for them.

Change Your Mindset

Stop daydreaming about becoming rich overnight. If you set a financial goal for yourself, ensure that it is attainable. Once the goal is set, work towards it with perseverance. You may think that luck will favor you one day but hard work and frugality are more result oriented than luck.

Changing all your spending habits all of a sudden will be quite difficult. Start at one area where you spend money unnecessarily and move on to others once you become successful with the first one. Moderation and discipline in money matters will make you rich faster than you imagined.

Even the most fuel- friendly car can cost hundreds of dollars in fuel expenses due to poor fuel management. These cars as well as conventional gas vehicles benefit from good fuel economy brought about by the best use of the cars’ features.

For example, many drivers don’t bother turning on their cruise control. This can be especially important on highways or roads that are more or less straight for long stretches. Cruise control allows the car to figure out its own fuel needs, which is usually much less than what the driver thinks.

If the road isn’t straight, the terrain can still be used to help ease down on fuel. Keep a steady rhythm to your car engine’s revolutions per minute, even if it goes up and down hills and tight curbs. This allow the fuel to be burned more efficiently without wasting anything during those turns. For the best results, don’t speed up and slow down too fast, especially in the city where open patches of road only end up for a few dozen meters at a time.

There are also certain apps and websites that can tell drivers where the cheapest fuel is in their city. A difference of two cents per gallon can already help save up to fifty dollars a week if the driver is consistent with his fuel usage.