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![Screen Shot 2016-03-25 at 11.59.32 AM](https://img.money.com/2016/03/screen-shot-2016-03-25-at-11-59-32-am.png)

Money expert [Stefanie O'Connell](https://stefanieoconnell.com/) doesn't think that millennials need to sacrifice looking good and feeling good just because they need to save money. Instead of spending $40 or $50 a month on a gym membership, you can find [free workout videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=exercise+workout+fitness), for example. Women can do their own nails or shape their own eyebrows. For haircuts, a pricey salon isn't the only option. O'Connell admits to frequenting a hair design school herself.

To really motivate yourself, O'Connell suggests setting up a bank account where you deposit all the money you've saved via your low-cost alternatives. Watch it grow!

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