Friday, January 2, 2009

Sticking to a budget

Resolution number 1 is to set myself a budget and stick to it. I've tried several times in the last few months to set a budget for myself and failed every time. For this attempt I'm going to set my budget higher than I was trying before. I think I was trying to go too low compared to what I usually spend and going cold turkey wasn't cutting it.

I'm going to go the cash allowance method, I took out this week's allowance this afternoon. That way it's harder to lose track of how much I've spent (something I always do).

Finally, I'm going to give myself rewards as I meet my goals. The first reward will be after I've stuck to my budget for a month. Small steps people :)


Jane

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