Succeed with Budgeting by Doing This One Thing

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When it comes to spending money, it’s usually pretty easy to spend when we want to. Whether it’s shopping for clothes or other fun things or eating out with friends, times to spend can be all around us.

But so many times when we spend money so easily, we are spending money that isn’t in our means. And that hurts us. So many of us live with debt every day and we figure we’re just stuck that way so why not spend a little more.

But yet, our debt just keeps climbing and we just keep spending. It’s a cycle that needs to end. And it can end if you commit to change. That change is committing to a budget.

Now, starting a budget and sticking with it day after day is hard. We’re tempted so easily to cheat on our budget when we find something we want. It’s hard to stay focused when times get tough. It feels easier than to just give up.

So, what can you do to commit to a budget and stick with it? You need to decide what your “why” is for wanting a budget. Is it so you can focus on paying down debt? Or is it that you want to go on a vacation and you need to start saving money to do that? Figure out what your reason is for wanting to start a budget and post it somewhere. Post it on your mirror in your bathroom, your home screen on your phone, just somewhere that you’ll see it every day (and maybe a couple of times a day). Keep that why in the front of your mind.

Having a why is crucial to your success with budgeting and here are 3 reasons why you need that WHY to succeed.

 

 

3 Ways Having a Why is Important

 

Budgeting is hard work

You are trying to change your spending and any change from what you’re used to is hard. When you are so used to spending on your own free will and then suddenly switch to a budget, your mind doesn’t want to cooperate. We want to keep spending. The temptations are there every time we go into the store.
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That’s the reason you need your why for budgeting. When the temptations try to take over, remembering your why will push you through when times get tough. That why will keep you focused on what you want.

Gives you persistence

The only way to succeed with a budget is to not give up. And giving up is so easy when budgeting gets hard. We know the easy thing to do would just be to forget the whole thing. But giving up isn’t what you planned for.
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This is when you’ll need to keep reminding yourself about your why. Your why will be your motivator to keep pushing forward. It will give you the persistence and the drive to see another day in your journey.

Controls spending

The longer you can commit to a budget, the easier it will be to control your spending. Once temptations subside, and they will, your why will still keep you rational. There will be times when you may think it’s okay to cheat a little with your budget but it’s not. Your why will carry you through so you don’t cheat when you think it’s okay to do so.

 

Starting a Budget

So, for the first time or the next time you commit to starting a budget, make sure you know the reason for doing it. That reason will guide you and keep you focused, give you persistence, and control your spending. Without that why, it will be hard to see the budget through. Budgeting will still be hard even with knowing your why but it will give you the push when you need it.

Are you ready to start a budget and get you closer to your financial goals? Or do you need some more inspiration first?

Sometimes you just need to start something because the more you think about it, you could end of talking yourself out of it. Start today and get yourself closer to the financial freedom that you want so much.

Have you tried budgeting in the past but have failed? Share your story in the comments. I would love to hear from you!!

 

 

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