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But reconsidering your financial habits and priorities can help.

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Here are simple things you could do to stop spending all your money.

The budget should balance out so that youre not in the negative.

Otherwise, look for expenses to reduce or eliminate, or find ways to bring in more cash.

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To be successful, you must stick to your money plan.

Consider a money management app for logging expenses and comparing them to your budgeted amounts.

Avoid Credit Cards

Credit cards are risky if you want to avoid spending more money than planned.

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This includes never shopping without a list, and buying only what is on the list.

Look for deals to further stretch your money.

This can be as simple as checking the stores ads, finding coupons and buyinggeneric or bulk products.

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You should also check for reward programs through your favorite retailers to get special discounts or money back.

Even if you have extra cash, you might feel tempted to just buy something you want.

Setting up automatic investing or savings plans can keep you from spending all your money.

You might deposit a planned amount from each paycheck and use the rest for expenses.

As a bonus, you could earn interest, dividends or gains from your set-aside cash.

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