Knowing your weaknesses — what makes you pull out your wallet — is one key to spending less.
By necessity, I’ve deactivated many of my “fun” spending triggers:
The library has replaced book stores.
A $10 monthly subscription to E-music has replaced CDs.
Good old Walgreens has replaced the spendy gift store for greeting cards (sorry peeps who love [...]
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My husband took over the daily balancing of our joint account years ago, because:
a) He’s better at it.
b) He doesn’t bend himself into a sniveling, anxiety wracked pretzel in the process.
I get at least monthly updates about our financial sitch, requests to help make decisions about saving and spending, and reminders to breathe. Like this:
The [...]
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