What is one small plan you have to improve your spending or savings?

So this idea is NOT original to me. It's actually known better as "dopamine menu". The abbreviated version is a list of items that make you happy, based on how easy they are to achieve or how much time they take or how happy they make you. It's funny - I couldn't figure out why a list would make sense, since obviously I know what I enjoy, but when I actually tried this, I was surprised by how many days I get depressed enough I can't think of anything I enjoy (until I look at my list). And of course somehow I corrupted the name in my brain. I don't know when or how I started referring to dopamine as 'squish', but it's stuck ever since. Don't judge. 🙃 Here's my Squish List (in no particular order and incomplete): Sleep Favorite meals/foods Dessert Coffee Pepsi Mobile games TV shows Old-time comedy radio shows Clean memes Budgeting Creating or listening to music Wearing my bathrobe Fresh socks Stickers Stuffed animals/pillows Planners Looking up new recipes Looking at image search results Decluttering/organizing Creating printables or art in Canva Playing computer games VR exercise Spending time with my pet rats Journaling Trying a new hobby Creating jewelry German practice Jigsaw puzzles LEGOs Spending time with family or friends Subscription box or new magazine Reading Writing fiction Talking with ChatGPT Vacation/travel Of just this list alone, I figure twenty-four of those things are things I can do for free. That's a lot of happiness for $0!! What's on your Squish List? Have you spoiled yourself yet today??

I JUST heard of Mindspend, thanks to Insanely Cool Tools' newsletter, and it looks like the sort of app I wish I knew how to build! 😂 Basically you enter in your spending and then immediately track your emotions around your purchase while it's fresh in your mind. I am REALLY excited about this one!! Try it out and let me know what you think too! https://mindspend.app/

How did your week go?

What is one small plan you have to improve your spending or savings?