1. When eating out, we don't buy drinks or desset. Everyone gets water! If we want dessert, we stop at the grocery store on the way home and buy a gallon of ice cream, pie or whatever we were hungry for.
2. No Recreational Shopping. - I don't go out and "browse". The simple fact is the more I shop, the more I will spend. I don't go unless there is something I need and something in particular I am shopping for.
3. Before I go and buy another thing, I look around my home for ways to "make do" before going out and getting something. Many times, I find there is something I had forgotten in the basement that can do the job of what I am looking for.
4. No Bulk Shopping - For me, this did not work. I bought more of what I needed and then found it would never get used. I try to buy less and buy what I need.
5. Cheap Hobbies - I am easily amused by the simple pleasures in life. So, I don't have to go out seeking fun and entertainment. I still do, but also am very content to just stay home and watch the birds.
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