Instead of focusing on cutting back, discover the triggers that cause you to overspend.
If you remove the triggers, you’ll remove the temptation and opportunity to overspend.
One for purchases, one for emotions.
Think about the spending patterns in your life.
Are there things that consistently come up?
Do you have certain emotional associations with those purchases?
Once you find those triggers, you’re one step towards eliminating them.
Identifying those triggers are the first step to keeping finances in order.
Check out the link for examples of spending triggers to identify and manage.
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