For real. When I go and buy just a few things I can hit 100 bucks easy. I'd probably spend 300/month easily

 

I average $80 every 2 weeks and it actually turns out to be a whole lot of food. I eat very healthy and like to keep it simple.

 

I've been thinking of doing this. Withdrawing all the money I spend on food/groceries and other misc expenses that aren't 100% necessary and paying for it all in cash. Since it works for you I'll probably give it a shot.

 

i use my credit cards as much as i can.. a lot easier to track expenses, so long as you pay it off each month

 

To the people that want to carry a set amount of cash, is it really that hard for you guys just to say to yourself, "I need to save, I shouldn't spend right now..." ?

I guess we all just have a different way of organizing our finances I have a tendency to walk around with the product I want to buy (game, clothes, etc...) for minutes before actually going to the counter to pay for it or returning it to the shelf. Those minutes I walk around I start to weigh out the pros and cons of buying a want rather than a need I once walked around Target contemplating buying a TV for 1hr before leaving because I didn't need to buy it God knows how many times I should have bought another Elite (or not return the 2 I bought already )

 

I'm stopping the eat out habit

Unless it's super cheap, like pho or a sammich, I'm going to try to cook at home more h:

 

Buyers remorse is a bitch, man.

 

It's saved me $$$ in the long run

 

buy 2 gallons of milk at the grocery store. buy 2 pay the price of 1 win win in my eyes...

 

that's a lot of milk for one person