Band 7: describe the method to same money what the method is when you started to use it how you knew it and explain why it is helpful (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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So let's start. I want to talk about methods to save money. When I was 18 years old, I moved to Italy and needed a method to save some money because I had to pay for rent, clothes, entertainment, and food. I needed to manage my budget, so I talked with my mother, and she told me about her method. She started to write a monthly budget for all her expenses. I began to do the same every month. I created schedules, which I think of as a contract for buying things. This method helps me feel calm and safe because I know I have savings for my trips or new clothes, and I can use it. It has been very helpful in managing my finances and ensuring I can enjoy my life without worrying too much about money.

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So let’s start. Yeah, so I want to talk about methods to save money. So in the beginning I want to tell you that when I was 18 years old I moved to Italy and I needed a method to save some money because I needed to pay for example for rent, for clothes, for interesting or fun things like entertainment and for food. I needed to pay it by myself and I needed some methods, some plan for my budget. And I talked with my mother and she told me about her method. She started to write some monthly budget to all things. And so I started to write every month. I write some schedules of, I think it was like a contract of for to buy something. Yeah. It helps me every time to feel calm and safe because I know I have some saving money to my trip or my new clothes and I can use it.

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