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Control Freak: Budget Trackers and Monthly Planners
We have just arrived to the 2nd part of how I organise my expenses each month. At this point, I may look like a control freak, I know. But I promise I really enjoy doing this procedure at the end of the month. In the evening of a Friday or Saturday morning, I go to a coffee place, get a nice drink and a brownie and start making the numbers. More budget trackers? Kiira, aren’t you a bit obsessed with your expenses? Okay, I think it’s really good for me to have this control over my expenses for 2 reasons. The first one is that I actually love doing this,…
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Discover The Best Way To Control Your Expenses
Since I started the blog, I decided to use new ways to control what I spend. Just to make sure I keep an eye on them and see if there is something is getting out of hand. Instead of trying to control the number of things that I accumulate… With this technique, I try to maintain an eye on the money that I spend and the way I do it. It wasn’t until last week that I realised “my way” could be really useful for other people. Some time ago, I used to write the money I spend every day. It’s not something unique, it’s just something many people do…
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My Super Belonging List
Some months ago, I explained a few of my tricks to spend less on those items we don’t need that much. I pushed myself to apply measures, some of them as drastic as making a list with the items I knew I was likely to overbuy. A small piece of the list: I thought it was worth dedicating a post related to the effects that making this type of list has. This is another picture of the current list: As you can imagine, the reason I am publishing this piece is due to the positive results that it has had in my life. After a few months, I was truly buying…
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5 Things I Won’t Buy Anymore
The last two (maybe three) years have been a bit stressful for me, but also very dynamic. I had time to buy, sell, and accumulate too many objects in my room/house that are not useful anymore. I have been moving flats often, and therefore considering which items are worth buying and which ones end up being more of a nuisance. Here I have 5 items I won’t buy anymore, and I will probably keep adding some more in a future. 1. Coffee Mug Collections I was one of these people with a ton of really huge mug collection at home. Actually, I used to have some as decoration for my room.…
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This Method Helped Me Avoid Temptation
We often end up the day having bought something we didn’t have the intention to buy when we woke up. Or is it just me? This is probably due to the inducement we feel after looking at something that looks beautiful (like flowers) or enjoys using (a new scarf). And then, we need to own it. Lately, I have taken some steps to improve my life and of course, my spending habits. Today I want to share my most effective methods to avoid the temptation of buying something. 1. Unsubscribe From Notifications. This one is, by far, the best decision I could have taken. I used to receive a large…
