Emma Edwards

Maybe I would get a coffee, maybe I would go to dinner or I'd get to the end of the week and have not spent it and just spend it anyway.

on something I still didn't really want.

So adding things in not only makes it actually better to organize your money and get clearer on what can actually coexist with other things, because we can't have everything and we are all on different incomes and there are different gaps between our income.

But yeah, just forcing yourself to think about where you actually want it to go.

And if you have got $40 left after you've done all of that,

how can you maximize that?

Because if you don't plan it, you might run out by Tuesday, but not got anything.

If you do plan it, take that number.

If that's all you had all week, what would you do to make the most of it?

If you were going to die tomorrow and you're giving that amount of money, what would you do with it?

And then you know what you want.

And then at least if you are only spending 50 bucks, either out of necessity or desire, or because you're planning or saving for something, at least you're getting the most mileage out of it you possibly can.

I did.

Well, remarkably well, because I thought about how can I maximize this?

And I've sort of done them unintentionally before when trying to set a budget.

And again, I just think, well, this isn't enough.

You know, I can't enjoy anything, can't do anything.

But, you know, there I was carrying in three meals into my coworking space on Friday because I knew that I wanted 20 of those $50 to go to beers at the football.

Because not having a beer at the football felt so scarce to me.

But eating my little tomato salad at work for lunch, I was fine.