Comments on: How To Trim Your Budget http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/07/31/how-to-trim-your-budget/ Debt free, financially independent and retired early Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Christine http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/07/31/how-to-trim-your-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-149399 Christine Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:50:14 +0000 http://www.mynewchoice.com/2007/07/31/how-to-trim-your-budget/#comment-149399 The greatest way I save money is exercising my self control with gloating! Sounds corny but when I know I bought a $25 purse and that other lady spent $200, I gloat (quietly) and know I have $175 more dollars in the bank than she doesn't!! NA-NA-NA-NA-NA. It's soooo empowering. Try it, say it, believe in it. You will feel good about your choices and want to continue making realistic purchases. As for the self control, if I am hungry I just figure out how long I have before I go home. If it's less than 4 hours and I know I can last without eating factoring in health reasons, then I don't eat. Just knowning I can go home to a free meal and therefore having $5 more dollars in the bank is a great feeling. I think if we switch people's outlooks from the typical budgeting image to "feeling good about yourself because now you have 'more' money in the bank" people would do better at cutting costs and saving money. Have some self esteem people! It works wonders. But of course not toooo much pride. The greatest way I save money is exercising my self control with gloating! Sounds corny but when I know I bought a $25 purse and that other lady spent $200, I gloat (quietly) and know I have $175 more dollars in the bank than she doesn’t!! NA-NA-NA-NA-NA. It’s soooo empowering. Try it, say it, believe in it. You will feel good about your choices and want to continue making realistic purchases.

As for the self control, if I am hungry I just figure out how long I have before I go home. If it’s less than 4 hours and I know I can last without eating factoring in health reasons, then I don’t eat. Just knowning I can go home to a free meal and therefore having $5 more dollars in the bank is a great feeling.

I think if we switch people’s outlooks from the typical budgeting image to “feeling good about yourself because now you have ‘more’ money in the bank” people would do better at cutting costs and saving money. Have some self esteem people! It works wonders. But of course not toooo much pride.

]]>