Living on a Budget

Eltargrim · 09-02-2010, 12:32 AM

So, for the first time in a long time, I'm unemployed and living off of savings. This is not a problem. The problem is that I haven't not had a steady income in a very long time, and I've never really had to watch how much I spent.

I'm basically looking for some advice as to how to stick to a budget. I've already made a spreadsheet for keeping track of where I'm at, and I spend most of my money using debit and credit, so that helps keep track of what I've spent money on.

And don't worry, I'm not going to starve/be homeless. Just need to adjust to a different financial reality.

tl;dr version: how do you stick to a budget?

09-02-2010, 12:32 AM	#1
Eltargrim Fifty-Talents Haversham Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FABULOUS Posts: 1,904	Living on a Budget So, for the first time in a long time, I'm unemployed and living off of savings. This is not a problem. The problem is that I haven't not had a steady income in a very long time, and I've never really had to watch how much I spent. I'm basically looking for some advice as to how to stick to a budget. I've already made a spreadsheet for keeping track of where I'm at, and I spend most of my money using debit and credit, so that helps keep track of what I've spent money on. And don't worry, I'm not going to starve/be homeless. Just need to adjust to a different financial reality. tl;dr version: how do you stick to a budget? __________________ <Insert witticism here; get credit; ???; profit!>