To save money, Italians try them all. A survey commissioned by Facile.it (and conducted by the research institutes mUp Research and Norstat) reveals that many of our compatriots adopt virtuous habits, such as using the washing machine only at full load (75 or turn off the water when brushing your teeth (73.9%).
There is no shortage of less obvious actions that in some cases become real ‘saving obsessions’. For example, 51% of respondents reuse plastic and cardboard packaging as household containers, 23.1% use coffee grounds to fertilize flowers, one-fifth put the house temperature below the law, and 19.2% turn off the lights even when needed. He said he was holding.
There are differences between men and women in terms of saving; If neutralizing the car on a downhill is a dangerous male obsession to save fuel (17.9%), women have a habit of splitting the toothpaste tube in half (23.4%) or opening their makeup remover pads halfway. use it several times (9.4%).
Almost one in two Italians only buys the offered products
Savings are also often sought on supermarket shelves: according to the survey, almost one in two Italians now (46.9%) buys only the products on offer, 25.8% switch supermarkets every time to follow promotions, and 9.3 million people start shopping. started. only discount stores.
5.3 million people (12.1% of the sample) only buy near-expiry foods because they are discounted to save money; The data becomes even more alarming, given that the percentage of those adopting this behavior has nearly doubled compared to 2018 (while ‘only’ 6.9% of the sample interviewed).
How much did Italians save
But how much did Italians save last year through virtue and vice? Around 300 euros per family, which increases to 347 euros if there are small children at home. Energy bills were conquered by Italians as least favorite expenditures (68.6% of respondents indicated electricity, 60.4% gasoline), followed by car insurance (50.7%). And while many Italians have managed to at least partially reduce their electricity (32.9%), motor vehicle costs (30.9%) and gas (26.2%) costs, these are still expenditures that more families will want to make. save more.
Women are more careful about saving
The internet (44.7%) and online comparison tools (36.3%) were found to be the most used tools to reduce the costs of the main household expenditure items, but there are still many people who managed to save money thanks to the recommendation of friends/relatives (24.1%). and information read in newspapers/magazines (21%) or heard on radio/TV (19.2%).
Who in the family is more careful about saving? Woman; According to the research, 52.7% of the female sample stated that they were sensitive to this issue, while 2/3 of the men stated that they did not pay attention to this issue. However, male behavior changes dramatically when a child comes into the family; In this case, the ratio of men who are careful about saving approaches from 36% to 42%. However, looking at the age ranges, it turns out that those who make the most effort to save, perhaps because the income is not always high, are over the age of 65.
Source: Today IT
Roy Brown is a renowned economist and author at The Nation View. He has a deep understanding of the global economy and its intricacies. He writes about a wide range of economic topics, including monetary policy, fiscal policy, international trade, and labor markets.
