Macbook pro retina low storage how to fix this?

Hi,
So I unfortauntely cheaped out on buying bigger storage space on my new Macbook Pro Retina and I'm running low on harddrive space. I want to speed up my computer and I guess the only way is to buy an external harddrive. (or is there a way I can add in more Flash drive?!?) Anyways, I need recommendations and with the external drive, should I be saving these files on the computer or the external harddrive for a more efficient work flow
My computer specs:
Macbook Pro Retina
16GB RAM
256 GB Memory
Cheers,
Sam

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