3359: 9 Painless Ways To Trick Yourself Into Spending Less by Sarah Von Bargen of Yes and Yes on Money-Saving Habits

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🗓️ 20 November 2025

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3359: Sarah Von Bargen shares simple yet surprisingly effective ways to curb spending without feeling deprived. By adding small layers of friction, like unsubscribing from sales emails or using cash-only budgets, you can outsmart impulse buys and reclaim control over your money with minimal effort. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.yesandyes.org/2018/12/spending-less-tricks.html Quotes to ponder: "If we can’t be bothered to stand up and go get our credit cards, we probably didn’t really want the item that much to begin with." "Multiple studies have shown that people who shop hungry spend 60-70% more (!!!) than their non-hungry peers." "One of the best things I’ve ever done for my mental health was unfollow accounts that made me feel less-than and fill my feed with people who are in my size, age, and tax bracket." Episode references: Block Site for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/block- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:22.5	yourself into spending less by Sarah von Bargan of yes and yes.org. Does spending less feel like a long
1:31.0	slog of coupon clipping, ramen noodles, and watching everybody have more fun than you on Instagram?
1:37.2	Friend, it doesn't have to. Hand to God, I swear by these tricks to spending less that feel
1:43.4	completely painless. Like you might not even
1:46.0	notice that you're spending less till you get your surprisingly small credit card bill. A giant
1:51.9	asterisk. These tricks will absolutely help you buy fewer things you don't need. However,
1:58.9	they won't help you get to the root of why you're buying things you don't
2:02.1	need in the first place. That's a much bigger endeavor. That said, this is a great place to start,
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