One of the most desired and, at the same time, hardest-to-do financial tasks is to create a budget and stick to it. I know this from my personal experience and that of my clients. It is the rare person who enjoys purposefully creating spending limits – because that is what a budget does – it sets limits on spending. These limits are necessary to reach important savings goals like retiring or buying a house, but that doesn’t make them any more comfortable. What if there was an easier way to create new spending habits? Why not take this rare opportunity to create new spending habits instead of going back to the old? Admit it- you enjoy cooking more than you thought you did, and you can’t believe how much money you are saving by not eating out as much. You look in your closet and you are dismayed about how many clothes you own and don’t wear – and you don’t think you will need them after you no longer have to shelter-in-place. You’ve enjoyed neighborhood walks and Zoom Zumba classes much more than you ever liked going to the gym. If this is you – take the opportunity to build a new budget around this lifestyle. You don’t have to eliminate all past activities that you once enjoyed, but you may find it much easier to cut back now. Want to make budgeting more fun? Download The Happiness Spreadsheet, a free tool that helps you create a budget you can live by!
Creating New Spending Habits After Shelter-In-Place
