Jun 29 2009
Splurge every now and then.
I know, I know, it may seem a little counter intuitive at first, but trust me, it works. If you want to save money effectively, you need to splurge every so often. Go out and buy yourself something you’ve been wanting for some time but haven’t because you thought it would require too much money or treat yourself and your family to a nice dinner. Just do something (though, not something overly big) every now and again to get that itch to spend and spend out before it builds up and explodes and you wind up doing more damage than you would have otherwise. Trust me, I know from personal experiece that if you’re just too frugal for too long a period of time, it can really backfire. So treat yourself to something this week; you derserve it!
