'We saved 15,000 and paid off our credit card debt' - meet the people who overhauled their finances with a low-spend year

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, Ms. Van Hoof shares budgeting tips in her Facebook group and has trimmed €2,500 from her grocery bills over two years. After facing reduced income from a job loss, she's become conscious of unnecessary spending, inspired by documentaries on consumerism. This year, she initiated a "low-buy challenge" for her family and followers, aiming for no purchases on non-essentials, seeking savings of €5,000, while emphasizing the lesson that happiness isn't derived from material possessions.

"It's not so much about the money - though obviously we will have more savings by the end of it. It's more about not buying what we don't need..."

"By the start of this year, Ms Van Hoof had taken her household's money management to a whole new level: she embarked on a 'low-buy challenge...'"

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