Do you find yourself impulse buying things you didn't plan to? Whether it's a late night online

purchase or little treat for getting through the day, you may have the best of intentions

with your money, but keep finding yourself wondering where it all went. We've been there.

We're Jen and Jill from Frugal Friends podcast, and we recognize impulse spending is inevitable

and hard to stop, but that getting to the root of it can make a big

difference for our finances, which is why we recorded our latest episode on the top five

reasons you impulse shop and how to resist. To figure out what's behind your spending decisions and get

tips on what to do instead, listen to episode 466 of Frugal Friends podcast, Five Reasons You Impulse Shop and

How to Resist, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of IHeart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

Today's tip is that eating takes time.

Not a lot of time, but a non-zero amount of time.

So when you are building your schedule for the day, make sure you have some space to eat.

If you do, my bet is that you will feel better physically and mentally.

As I have talked with people about their days, I've realized that so many folks assume that breakfast and lunch don't need to be accounted for in their schedules.

We understand that showering and getting dressed and putting on makeup if you do that take some amount of time.

And in general, we build in time to our morning routines to do these things,

understanding that one cannot truly roll out of bed and straight out the door.

Eating is as much a necessity as showering, more so really,

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