7 Ways to Reach Your Financial Goals

Start Logging Every Purchase

This will make you conscious of your spending in a hurry. In fact, your budget might benefit from “the Prius effect:” Prius drivers, whose cars display how much gas they are using at any given moment, tend to begin adjusting their driving style to use the least amount of fuel possible. If, when you’re standing in line at the register, you know you’ll have to record that $100 you blew on that cute dress and jacket, you’ll be likelier to leave the store empty-handed.