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When GOBankingRates spoke to two avid cafe-goers, however, they had other views.
Its a pause button in a fast-forward world, a daily investment in mindfulness.
Tuesday: Stress Shopping on Amazon
You made it through Monday with or without your fancy latte!
If youre like many people, you might cope by impulse shopping on Amazon during your lunch break.
Before you click that enticing buy now button, think twice.
Wednesday: Shopping Aldis Aisle of Shame
You made it through Tuesday.
Theres a reason Aldi enthusiasts have dubbed this department The Aisle of Shame.
You are likely to have regrets about some of your Aldi non-grocery purchases.
Would you look for them if they werent right in front of you at Aldi?
It becomes far too tempting to pick up takeout or even place an order through GrubHub.
But that weekly decision could sabotage your financial goals.
And with summer here, you just might prefer not to cook.
With the price gap betweentakeout and home-cooked mealswidening, youre much better off planning ahead, Stearn suggested.
But you could be spending money you dont have to.
Instead, consider gathering forpizza and beveragesat each others homes on rotating weekends.
Failing to make a budget could hurt you more than frivolous purchases.
If you love lattes, who am I to judge that its not worth it for you?
Essentially, its up to you to decide which purchases to avoid and which will enhance your life.
But cutting back in a few areas can help you fund the things that really matter to you.
Instead of austerity, I believe in abundance.
At least that way, there is anappropriate incentive process, Corrado said.
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