^^^Those are good suggestions Mounds! I hid (or rather my baby hid
) my debit card for two months and my spending was dramatically cut. This was because I had to know exactly what I wanted to spend and transfer it to my other account before I even went out. When I got to the mall and the $$ ran out, it was time to go. I even managed to spend even less just because I had to think about what I actually had to spend.
I also turn off my laptop and put it in a corner so i don't use it. My Internet addiction is crazy and I will be on the computer all day if I feel "bored".
If the problem is Time Management, I have a method that I use. I've been horrible at time management all my life (even oversleeping for elementary school
), but I tried anchoring my day to something to help. First, I decided the first thing I would do every day was exercise. I have an exercise program I'm going through and I'm in my 7th week of it now.
Well, since I have to exercise, if I get up late, then it screws the rest of my day because the first solid hour or so is taken up by exercise. So, I've been trying to get up early. It took almost the whole 7 weeks, but now I can wake up at 8 am (accomplished this week). Now I'm going to wake up, exercise, and add more things to my day. Oh, I also added cleaning to my list by putting it as the last run before I go to bed. I think the house is as clean as it has ever been under my Rule
.
HTH and come back with examples so we can target the areas that you are lacking!