Years ago, as I was first starting on my journey to financial stability, I had a problem with impulsive buying. Not expensive things, but they would add up. So I came up with a rule for myself: I need to want it for more than three months before I would buy it.
This worked well, and I have since changed my behavior so much that I don't even need to follow the rule anymore. I can instantly sense when it's an impulsive buy, and when it's something I really believe would improve my life satisfaction.
So, after reading this sub for a while now, I'm curious if you have some similar rules of thumb for yourself. Not necessarily for impulsive buys, but perhaps for other venues of personal finance management. Something we could all learn from? If so, please share.
Submitted July 02, 2017 at 11:21AM by blank_oo http://ift.tt/2tAwFmi
