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Old 10-29-2019, 10:20 AM   #176
peter12
Self Imposed Retirement
 
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Originally Posted by TheIronMaiden View Post
This thread seems like a good place to ask a question that I have been meaning the bring up on a slow day. When was the last time you went an entire day without buying anything. When was the last time you went a week?
Like yesterday? I learned fiscal temperance after my divorce. During the separation and up until a couple years ago, I spent every single penny of my pay cheques. I thankfully never went into debt but I didn't save anything.

A lot of the time, we spend because it fills some kind of void we think that we have, and it does take a lot of discipline to realize that there is a bigger void by not having any money.
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