Take public transportation.
If the city’s transit system is available near you, take it to work (or to play) instead of driving your car.
It’s far cheaper and you don’t have to worry about parking your vehicle.
When I lived in a larger city, I bought an annual transit pass that actually paid for itself after less than two months of use compared to using an automobile – and after that, for ten months, I basically could ride to work (and to some events) for free.
That’s money in the bank.