Know that you never have to pay full price
Pretty much anything—clothing, food, movie rentals, plane tickets, hotel rooms, you name it—will, at some point or another, end up marked down. By paying full price for anything, you’re shooting yourself right in the wallet.
Upgrade to an older phone
Currently, a Samsung Galaxy S8 sells for about $550, give or take, depending on the retailer. A Samsung Galaxy S7—for all intents and purposes, the same exact phone—goes for about $450. Similarly, the iPhone X, if you buy it straight from Apple, sells for $1,149. The slightly older, equally functional iPhone 8 sells for $699. Ask yourself: Is having the latest and not-even-that-greatest worth the extra cash?