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aorton1981
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4 months ago

Anyone Else Have Money Issues Like Me?

New to the app and my diagnosis and am curious if anyone else here has experience with overspending, excessive loans, no budgeting etc?

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ahnageddon
4mo

I have a spreadsheet and still manage to overspend and forget to pay things. I buy stuff that I don’t need or even use sometimes when I get it. It’s shameful. But it truly is a compulsive habit. Right now to help curb that I now text my husband every single thing that I am buying. If I go to the grocery store and something, not grocery like sneaks into my basket, I tell him. I tell him when I spend on apps. I’m spending a lot less because I have to actually tell someone everything that I’m spending on. And I realize how embarrassing it is. Or I realize I’m about to buy something that I have no use for.my husband is never said no to anything but the thought of him being disappointed. I’ve really been able to control it. But this is only Ben a week and a half so I can’t say how successful this will be in the long term anyway making myself very accountable in that manner is helping.

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getbackjojo
4mo

I have my own spreadsheet. It evolves constantly. I list all my bills for the month and then calculate how much I need in my 'bills' account each week then put some in savings that I can't withdraw, put $100 a week aside for utilities bills in another account and the rest goes in the 'spending' account

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Nedniuz
4mo

Yep! Same here! Dont have and tips though. My partner is really understanding and helpful in this matter.

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shane_b_davis
4mo

Yup, same here.

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