Amanda Barroso

And we try to come under it always so that we can put more into our savings.

But the only thing that doesn't go on that is any target purchases because I have a red card.

So I like to get that extra 5% discount and we just pay that like we would a normal credit card every month.

What about you, Elizabeth?

How do you handle it?

Well, that's the beauty of a budget, right?

Like when you look through the budgeting apps, there's always some category you could read.

OK, you don't have a pet.

Well, I'm going to rename this like your emotional spending category.

Get the fancy coffee cream or get whatever the little thing is that makes you feel good.

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Yeah, I mean, this is a recent thing for me.

I've been on the podcast a few times talking about my low spin challenges last year.

And then I also tried thrifting my kids Christmas gifts for Christmas last year.

But no spin challenges are a fairly new thing for me.

I think the thing is, is like, maybe it's after having a second kid, owning a home, our budget just feels so tight.

And it's like, while I can control some of the things that are spreading our money thin, I can't control some of the things that are spreading our money thin.