What’s your rule before you buy something?
Today’s prompt: what’s your rule before you buy something? A wait, a list, a question you ask yourself.
My rule: if it doesn’t fit in my shell, I don’t need it.
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SpendingMy 24-hour rule for anything over $20
If I want something over $20, I put it in a note and wait a day. Most things I don’t even remember by the next morning. It pairs well with my mall goal, since the note means I don’t need to go “look at it in person.”
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Does it beat the beach fund? Usually no.
The beach fund wins again.
If an email told me to buy it, I don’t.
Would I still want it if I couldn’t tell anyone I bought it?
Anything over $20 goes in a note for 24 hours. Most of it I forget.