Spend Money on What You Love, Not Just to Save More
The more money you have, the more ways you can spend it. To control your impulsive spending, divide potential purchases into two categories: likes and likes. Then discard the first.
As the personal finance blog The Smile Lifestyle explains, spending money on what you love is a quick waste of money with very little benefit. Doing what you enjoy just momentarily makes you a little happier, but it actively distracts you from what you might be doing, what you really enjoy. By definition, no compromise is worth:
Take a step back and ask yourself, “How many purchases did you make that you just liked but didn’t like?” Quite a bit of? You’re not alone. Imagine all my $ 40 meals I ate in 30 days. This is enough for $ 1200 for an all-inclusive trip to the Dominican Republic for two. I would have complained that I had no money for vacation, but I kept buying things that I liked, instead of what I said I love … to travel.
Sometimes it can be a pleasure to do what you enjoy (like eating out at the end of a tough week). However, you probably know what you like and what will make you happy in the long run. If you find that you can never afford what you love, look at how much money you spend on what you love.
Your way of thinking about money: do you unconsciously spend on what you like and not on love? | Smile Lifestyle via Rockstar Finance