You'd be surprised how much more you can squeeze out of your monthly income by doing a little 'financial spring cleaning' or changing a few small habits.

Trent [not Leo] at ZenHabits suggests 10 things that you can do to pull in some extra cash you're really entitled to, such as keeping your car tires pumped and visiting the library.

8. Eliminate any monthly bills for items you don’t use. Still paying for Netflix but haven’t received a new movie in months? Paying for unlimited text messages but only use four or five each month? What about premium movie channels on your cable bill that you maybe watch once every few weeks? These are pure money wasters, and they’re well worth getting rid of. All you have to do is look at your last month’s worth of checking account statements to identify your regular bills, then eliminate the ones that you’re not using. Then, look at a few specific bills, like your cell phone bill, and eliminate any optional services you’re not using. The first time I did this, I came up with an extra $30 a month quite quickly.

You've got to squeeze every penny; what are some of your ideas?

10 Ways To Improve Your Financial Situation In Just 15 Minutes - [ZenHabits]