spending control

Too broke to be frugal?

Posted February 3, 2009 - 06:31 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Budgeting

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The first few years after I got out of college my finances were seriously out of control. I was making pretty good money, but I was spending all of it. Worse, I wasn't keeping track, so I didn't even really know whether I was getting ahead or falling behind. During that period I more than once made some seriously unfrugal choices, simply because I didn't have cash on hand.

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Knowing Your Triggers Can Prevent Emotional Spending

Posted July 16, 2008 - 14:57 by Andrea Dickson

Frugal Living

They don't call it "retail therapy" for nothing. Uncontrolled, emotional spending has a lot in common with other addicitons and eating disorders. One of these shared traits is the emotional trigger - something that causes you to react in a way that is self-defeating and/or dangerous. Do you know what your bad-spending trigger is?

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