Finding yourself breaking even each month? Don’t have enough cash to handle your bills, your regular spending, and all the important things you want to do in your life?

There’s no sugarcoating it: that’s not a fun position to be in with your finances. But there’s also no reason to get down and discouraged because you can do something to change the situation.

And it might be easier than you think.

Start by trying these 10 ways you can change up your spending or cut your costs so you can find more money in your budget to use on what’s most important to you.

1. Make a Change to Your Fixed Expenses

If you want to make a big impact on your budget, face your fixed expenses head-on. These are things like rent or a mortgage payment, your car loan, your bills — everything that you have to pay each month.

There might not be any way to stop paying for these things. We all have cost-of-living expenses. But you could start paying less for yours.

Consider a move to a less expensive housing situation. Bring in a roommate. Turn an empty room or a finished basement into an Airbnb and use that income to pay your mortgage.

Trade in your car for a less expensive one. Call your service providers and negotiate lower rates — or simply ask what your options are for paying less each month.

2. Reconsider Your Insurance Needs

Are you carrying more coverage than you need? Would raising your deductible help secure lower monthly premiums?

Call your insurance providers and ask them to walk you through the options for reducing your current rates. Inquire about discounts and consider different plans or policies that could cost you less each month (without leaving you underinsured).

3. Adjust Your Tax Withholding

This is a good option to consider if you usually receive a tax refund each year. That means too much of your paycheck goes to the government during each pay cycle.

Instead of sending that money to the IRS, only to have them give it back to you once a year, adjust your withholding at work. You won’t get a refund, but you will keep more of your own money in your pocket throughout the year.

4. Get Efficient and Eliminate Waste

Waste comes in many forms — but no matter how it might show up for you, one thing is for sure: it costs you money.

Whether its energy inefficiencies, food waste, or impulse buys you later regret, one easy way to make room for more money in your budget is to eliminate wasteful items from your life. This could be lurking anywhere, so to find it, consider going through this process:

Print off your bank statements and credit card statements from the last three
Get a highlighter and go through each purchase or charge, line by line.
Highlight anything that, sitting there today thinking about the money spent on that thing, makes you feel a little regretful. You can also highlight anything that might indicate waste, or just didn’t provide you with enough value to justify spending money on it.

Now you know what you can cut back on — or cut entirely — in your budget to free up cash for more important things.

5. Use Tax-Deferred Investment Vehicles

Contributing money to accounts like 401(k)s, traditional IRAs, and 529 plans may help you save on your tax bills. This is a great way to get a two-for-one deal with your money: you may pay less to the IRS while increasing your savings and the value of your nest egg.

6. Cut Your Cable Bill and Subscription Services

Subscription services and subscription boxes are growing in popularity — but often we sign up for things that in the end we find ourselves not even using anymore, or at least to the degree we once were. Examine any automated monthly subscription services you are currently paying and if you’re not getting the same value out of it today as when you signed up, consider cutting it.

Have you looked at your cable bill lately? Do you still need all those channels or services? Maybe it’s time to consider “disconnecting” or at a minimum inquiring whether your carrier will lower your rates if you are considering cancelling or eliminating some services.

7. Make Some Easy Shopping Swaps

Finding more money in your budget isn’t about cutting all your spending. It’s more about trimming the excess fat from your cash flow.

A great way to do that is with the shopping you already do. Instead of buying name brands, choose generic. Make a list before you go to the store of what you need, and only buy those things (no impulse buys!). Sign up for email lists with your favorite stores to get coupons delivered straight to you.

You can also try making some simple changes to what you consume to save a little more. You don’t have to become vegetarian, but practicing “Meatless Mondays” or having a few days a week where you opt for vegetables instead of meat can save you a ton in the grocery store.

There are endless variations of these little tricks that can save a few cents there, some dollars there — and those small, simple swaps that don’t leave you feeling deprived add up to a lot of extra money left in your budget.

8. Refinance If It Makes Sense for You

Whether you have a mortgage, student loan, or other debt, consolidating or refinancing could help you save money and lower your monthly payments on those balances.

This isn’t necessarily true across the board. It depends on the interest rate of your existing debt and the rates you could qualify for through a refinance. It also depends on things like your new loan terms and the cost of underwriting a new loan.

Don’t just refinance or consolidate debt without running the numbers to see what’s better: keeping your existing balances or refinancing. A financial planner can help you analyze your options to choose the best one.

9. Keep Fees in Check

Paying fees tends to be a complete waste of money — and in many cases, they’re easy to avoid.

Set reminders on due dates for bills and credit cards, or switch to auto bill pay so you never rack up late fees. Evaluate services and things like the accounts you use to see if there are lower or no-fee alternatives and make the switch.

You can even evaluate things like your 401(k) plan or other investments and see if you’re paying too much in fees there. Switching to lower-fee investments can add a lot to your net worth over time.

10. Get a Second Set of Eyes on Your Financial Habits

One of the best things you can do for your financial life is to get a new perspective on it. We all have blind spots and things that we don’t even know we should be looking for.

It’s one thing to cut costs where you know you can. It’s another to fail to make room for more money in your budget simply because you didn’t know where to look.

This is where a financial planner can help make a huge difference — and research shows that working with an advisor can add significant value, helping you grow more wealth than if you tried to DIY your finances over time.

If you want to get a second set of eyes on your cash flow, budget, goals, and investments, consider working with a financial planner who can help you get more from your money