This is Optimal Finance Daily Episode 22-23, nine painless ways to trick yourself into

spending less, by Sarah von Bargen of Yes and Yes.org, and on your host and personal

finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

Thanks so much for joining me once again, and today's episode is a special occasion because

we have a brand new author we're featuring.

I'll tell you about Sarah right after the reading.

So for now, let's hear from the brand new blog as we start optimizing your life.

Nine painless ways to trick yourself into spending less, by Sarah von Bargen of Yes and Yes.org.

Dispending less feel like a long slog of coupon clipping ramen noodles and watching everybody

have more fun than you on Instagram?

Friend, it doesn't have to.

Hand to God, I swear by these tricks to spending less that feel completely painless.

Like you might not even notice that you're spending less until you get your surprisingly

small credit card bill.

A giant asterisk.

These tricks will absolutely help you by fewer things you don't need.

However, they won't help you get to the root of why you're buying things you don't

need in the first place.

That's a much bigger endeavor.

That said, this is a great place to start and when you're ready to really actually change

your relationship with money, this will help.

Nine painless ways to trick yourself into spending less.

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