Want a great way to save money? Discuss each and every purchase with someone before you make it. Whether it’s a cup of coffee or a flat screen television, talk to someone first. It can be your mom or dad, it can be your best friend, it can be a random person waiting in line with you but talk to someone. It can be a complex discussion about the merits of what it is you’re buying or it can just be a perfunctory “Hey, how’s the coffee here?” Either way, talk to someone first.
Why does this work? First, it puts you in the position of having to do something first. That alone will stop a lot of your purchases. In the event you do get into a discussion, you can argue the merits of your purchase while your foil can argue against it. Finally, this makes the buying decision an active one. Far too many times you might find yourself buying something, like morning coffee, without really thinking about it. This bring the thinking back in.
Give it a whirl, you might make a new friend!
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