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Describe a method that helps you to save money. v.1

Describe a method that helps you to save money. v. 1
Describe a method that helps you to save money. You should say: what it is how long have you been following it whether it is a common method to save money and explain how effective it is to save money. [You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what you're going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. ]   Model Answer 1: Saving money is not an easy thing to do, but we all know and understand how important it really is to save up money to live a respectable life, as well as to secure the future of our families and ourselves. Of course, while people have their own ways of saving money, I have my own which I would like to discuss here. Talking about my method, I try to buy everything, from groceries to flight tickets and from gift-items to vitamin supplements, on discounts as often as possible. Of course, this particular method can be a bit tricky to stick with because it is not always easy to keep track of the original prices of different kinds of products and commodities unless you set some “time” aside from your daily schedule in order the check the prices of different products at different grocery stores and outlets in the town on a regular basis. Besides, in order to become a successful “money saver” by using my method, one also would need to be a bit knowledgeable about different seasons or times when a particular type of “produce”,   especially the vegetables and fruits, is available in abundance and are sold at a lower price. Finally, I also try to keep track of different “special occasions” and “holidays” when the stores usually declare “discounts” on different kinds of products and merchandises so that I can avail such opportunities as much as I can. I have been following this method for almost a decade in order to save up some money, and I believe that a significant number of people do the same. I think that my method is a pretty effective way because it allows me to be flexible in practising a “better” judgment when buying anything. In other words, I don’t allow a certain producer or seller to “exploit” me at will because I happen to favour a certain brand of product over the others. Besides, this particular method allows me to try different kinds of products with different kinds of taste and appeal without spending any extra money.   Sample Answer 2: Interesting topic indeed and I thank you for the chance to let me talk about a method or way I personally apply to save money. Well, I use a personal accounting application on my mobile phone and enter my earnings and expenditures on a daily basis. This method helps me track down the unnecessary expenses, alert me whenever my expenditure goes beyond a certain limit and eventually help me save money out of my monthly earnings. I use an "accounting software" on my smartphone for the purpose. It is quite intuitive and easy to use and does not require someone to know the basics of accounting. This is comparatively a small application and does not require a huge resource, unlike many smartphone applications. I have been using this Android mobile application for the last 2 years. I have found it a very handy application that enables me to enter my earnings, expenses, shows various comprehensive reports and possible areas where I can expense less and save money. For instance, at the end of a month, I noticed that I have spent more than 700 dollars on taxi fare and that was quite alarming. I would never have noticed that without this application and from the next month I have devised other plans to reduce my monthly transportation costs. I am not sure if this application is widely used or not, but using some sort of personal accounting software, mobile applications or using a notebook to tally the earning and expenses is rather a common method. I had my doubt initially whether I would be benefitted from this method. But after a few months, I started realising that it was helping me immensely. As a salaried employee, my earning remains almost the same in each month but the expenses vary to a great extent. Interestingly I knew the mandatory areas or my monthly expenses before I started using this application but after I started using it, my perception of the areas of expenses totally changed. I had no idea there were so many areas of my expenses and the possible ways to save some money weekly by following some simple steps. This application helped me tremendously and I have to thank the developer of this application who made it totally free to download and use. Adjusting the daily expenses on the application was kind of boring at the beginning, but within a few weeks, I made it a daily habit. Since this method is helping me to save money, I consider it an important task at the end of the day. This application even has reminder options for different events and occasions of my friends and family members. For instance, at the beginning of a month, the application shows me the birthdays or similar events that are going to take place this month. The reminder also shows me the possible amount I can spend on gifts without crossing my monthly budget.  The most amazing feature of this application is its ability to compare products I regularly purchase or intend to purchase and notify me of the best price and special deals. I personally find it very handy as the shopping comparison is done by my application and saves both time and money for me.
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Describe
a
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method
that
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helps
you to
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save
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money
. You should say: what it is how long have you been following it whether it is a common
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method
to
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save
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money
and
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explain
how effective it is to
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save
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money
. [You will
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have to
talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to
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think
about what you're going to say. You can
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make
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some
notes to
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help
you if you wish.
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]
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Model Answer 1:

Saving
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money
is not an easy thing to do,
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but
we all know and understand how
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important
it
really
is to
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save
up
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money
to
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live
a respectable life, as
well
as to secure the future of our families and ourselves.
Of course
, while
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people
have their
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own
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ways
of saving
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money
, I have my
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own
which I would like to discuss here.

Talking about my
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method
, I try to
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buy
everything, from groceries to flight tickets and from gift-items to vitamin supplements, on discounts as
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often
as
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possible
.
Of course
, this particular
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method
can be a bit tricky to stick with
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because
it is not always easy to
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keep
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track
of the original
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prices
of
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different
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kinds
of
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products
and commodities unless you set
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some
“time” aside from your
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daily
schedule in order the
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check
the
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prices
of
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different
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products
at
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different
grocery stores and outlets in the town on a regular basis.
Besides
, in order to become a successful
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“money
saver” by using my
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method
, one
also
would need to be a bit knowledgeable about
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different
seasons or times when a particular type of “produce”,
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especially
the vegetables and fruits, is available in abundance and
are sold
at a lower
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price
.
Finally
, I
also
try to
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keep
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track
of
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different
“special occasions” and “holidays” when the stores
usually
declare “discounts” on
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different
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kinds
of
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products
and merchandises
so
that I can avail such opportunities as much as I can.

I have been following this
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method
for almost a decade in order to
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save
up
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some
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money
, and I believe that a significant number of
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people
do the same.

I
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think
that my
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method
is a pretty effective
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way
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because
it
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allows
me to be flexible in
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practising
a “better” judgment when buying anything.
In other words
, I don’t
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allow
a certain producer or seller to “exploit” me at will
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because
I happen to
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favour
a certain brand of
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product
over the others.
Besides
, this particular
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method
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allows
me to try
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different
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kinds
of
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products
with
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different
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kinds
of taste and appeal without spending any extra
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money
.
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Sample Answer 2:

Interesting topic
indeed
and I thank you for the chance to
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let
me talk about a
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method
or
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way
I
personally
apply to
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save
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money
.
Well
, I
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use
a personal
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accounting
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application
on my mobile phone and enter my
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earnings
and expenditures on a
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daily
basis. This
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method
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helps
me
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track
down the unnecessary expenses, alert me whenever my expenditure goes beyond a certain limit and
eventually
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help
me
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save
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money
out of my
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monthly
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earnings
. I
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use
an
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"
accounting software
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"
on my smartphone for the purpose. It is quite intuitive and easy to
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use
and does not require someone to know the basics of
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accounting
. This is
comparatively
a
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small
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application
and does not require a huge resource, unlike
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many
smartphone
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applications
. I have been using this Android mobile
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application
for the last 2 years. I have found it a
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very
handy
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application
that enables me to enter my
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earnings
, expenses,
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shows
various comprehensive reports and
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possible
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areas
where I can
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expense
less and
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save
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money
.
For instance
, at the
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end
of a
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month
, I noticed that I have spent more than 700 dollars on taxi fare and that was quite alarming. I would never have noticed that without this
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application
and from the
next
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month
I have devised other plans to
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reduce
my
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monthly
transportation costs. I am not sure if this
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application
is
widely
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used
or not,
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but
using
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some
sort of personal
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accounting
software, mobile
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applications
or using a notebook to tally the
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earning
and expenses is
rather
a common
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method
.
Three successive sentences begin with the same word. Consider rewording the sentence or use a thesaurus to find a synonym.
I
had my doubt
initially
whether I would be
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benefitted
from this
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method
.
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But
after a few
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months
, I
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started
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realising
that it was helping me
immensely
. As a salaried employee, my
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earning
remains almost the same in each
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month
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but
the expenses vary to a great extent.
Interestingly
I knew the mandatory
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areas
or my
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monthly
expenses
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before
I
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started
using this
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application
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but
after I
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started
using it, my perception of the
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areas
of expenses
totally
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changed
. I had no
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idea
there were
so
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many
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areas
of my expenses and the
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possible
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ways
to
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save
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some
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money
weekly by following
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some
simple steps. This
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application
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helped
me
tremendously
and I
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have to
thank the developer of this
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application
who made it
totally
free to download and
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use
. Adjusting the
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daily
expenses on the
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application
was
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kind
of boring at the beginning,
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but
within a few weeks, I made it a
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daily
habit. Since this
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method
is helping me to
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save
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money
, I consider it an
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important
task at the
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end
of the day. This
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application
even has reminder options for
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different
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events
and occasions of my friends and family members.
For instance
, at the beginning of a
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month
, the
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application
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shows
me the birthdays or similar
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events
that are going to take place this
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month
. The reminder
also
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shows
me the
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possible
amount I can spend on gifts without crossing my
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monthly
budget.  The most amazing feature of this
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application
is its ability to compare
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products
I
regularly
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purchase
or intend to
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purchase
and notify me of the best
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price
and special deals. I
personally
find it
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very
handy as the shopping comparison
is done
by my
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application
and
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saves
both time and
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money
for me.
20Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
119Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
11Mistakes

IELTS speaking Describe a method that helps you to save money. v. 1

Speaking
  American English
6 paragraphs
977 words
5.5
Overall Band Score
Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
  • Structure your answers in logical paragraphs
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    Vary your linking phrases using synonyms
Lexical Resource: 5.0
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  • Check your work for spelling and word formation mistakes
Grammatical Range: 6.5
  • Use a variety of complex and simple sentences
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Task Achievement: 5.0
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    Present relevant ideas
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