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3 Tricks That Helped a Big Spender Save Some Money.
Life is so much easier when you have something to fall back on.
My step sister started saving the moment her mother started giving her an allowance. I first started saving when I was 22, and I spent all my savings a few months later.
People are different, you see, and if money burns a hole in your pocket, you’re like me.
Yet, miraculously, a few years ago I found new ways to save some money and my savings are still “there”, piling up. Here’s what I did differently.
Not seeing saved money as “free” money.
When you have some extra cash laying around, it’s difficult not to think about all the fun things you could do with it. After all, money is for spending, right?
That’s the way I used to think and what helped was not seeing saved money as “free” money. Instead, I saw it as money I use to buy peace of mind.
You can buy whatever you want in your head: freedom, more time, a new “you”.
Money always buys something and the funny part is this: the coolest “things” you can buy require you to keep your money.