10 Things I'm Doing Now to Get Ready for a More Expensive 2027

📘 The full handbook: https://thriftymaureen-shop.fourthwal... The 12-month money calendar, the sinking funds planner, the price book and 17 printables. Costs very little, full refund if it's not for you. Two hundred and eighty dollars. That is how much more my ordinary month costs than it did three years ago. Same groceries, same house, same car, nothing new in the cart. I cannot tell you what prices will do next year, and nobody honestly can. But I can tell you what I am doing in my own house to get ready. My mother had a saying for years when everything cost more every month: you cannot control the weather, but you can mend the roof before it rains. These ten things are me mending the roof while the sun is still out. None of them are dramatic, most cost nothing, and a few take one afternoon and then quietly work for you all year. In this video I count them down: keeping a price book, building the pantry slowly (one extra at the low price, never panic buying), calling every bill before it renews, cancelling what I do not use, saving for the bills I already know are coming, rebuilding my emergency fund, paying off the credit card, fixing things before they break, learning one skill that replaces a bill, and number one, the thing I should have done years ago, which cost nothing at all. CHAPTERS 00:00 $280 more a month for the same life 00:32 Mending the roof before it rains 01:57 The full handbook (my shop) 02:51 #10 Keep a price book 04:03 #9 Build the pantry slowly 05:26 #8 Call every bill before it renews 06:52 #7 Cancel what you don't use 08:36 #6 Save for the bills you know are coming 09:59 #5 Rebuild the emergency fund 11:04 #4 Pay off the card before 2027 12:19 #3 Fix things before they break 13:41 #2 Learn one skill that replaces a bill 14:46 #1 Stop waiting for prices to fall 16:30 The 10 things, one more time THE 10 THINGS 10. Keep a price book (know your 30 regular prices) 9. Build the pantry slowly (buy one extra at the low price) 8. Call every bill before it renews (internet, phone, car and home insurance) 7. Cancel the subscriptions you don't use 6. Save for the bills you already know are coming (sinking funds) 5. Rebuild your emergency fund (start with one month) 4. Pay off the high-interest card before 2027 3. Fix things before they break (filter, dryer vent, gutters, water heater) 2. Learn one skill that replaces a bill 1. Stop waiting for prices to go back down, and decide what "enough" looks like Watching on your TV? The QR code on screen at 01:57 (and again at 08:11 and 17:04) opens the handbook on your phone. No typing needed. I'm Maureen. At 55 I started paying attention to where my money was actually going, and I've been sharing what works ever since. Old-fashioned habits that still work in 2026. New videos every Wednesday and Saturday. DISCLAIMER This video is for general education and entertainment only. It is not financial, investment, tax or legal advice, and I am not a licensed professional. I make no predictions about future prices or the economy; everything here is my own experience from my own kitchen table. The dollar amounts (my bills, quotes, balances and savings) are my personal numbers, used as examples; yours will be different depending on where you live and the companies you use. Before changing insurance coverage, compare the same limits and deductibles, and never drop coverage you are required to carry. Build any home pantry around food you already eat and rotate it so nothing goes to waste. Anything electrical, gas-related or on a roof should be handled by a licensed professional. Product disclosure: The Old-Fashioned Frugal Living Handbook is my own product, sold through my shop, and I earn money when you buy it. It costs very little, and if you read it and it is not for you, write to me and I will refund you in full. Buying it is never required; everything in this video is free to use. #ThriftyMaureen #frugalliving #inflation #budgeting #savemoney #over50