• Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 hours ago

    • do I need it?

    Start there. If it’s not clearly a no, repeat multiple times over several weeks and one can quickly learn when to spent time thinking about these things.

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      7 hours ago

      A neat trick is to wait ten minutes … or walk away from something and go back to it later. If you truly need it, you’ll still want it. If you didn’t need it, you’ll forget about it.

    • WFH@lemmy.zip
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      12 hours ago

      Being an adult doesn’t mean you’re only entitled to buy stuff you need. Don’t forget to treat yourself or others once in a while if you can afford it and it’s something you really want.