For me cutting down expenses would be another way of adding value to our money. Like cutting down the rate we eat, for those that spend alot on food, you can do better without over eating. the way we buy unnecessary items that has no value, when we have other useful things to do with money. So let’s focus on the top priorities, expecially things that will bring more Money.
Bringing down the value of goods and services can add value to our currencies I agree with that, but it cannot be easy to do in a country where there is inflation and the country is mostly dependent on importation from various countries which stable economy and stable currencies.
Mostly salaries are always not enough to care for civil servants needs. In my country, you can never depend on your salary because it will not be enough to cover your needs that means you cannot be able to save from it, unless you have ways of getting money outside your salary.