I happen to be one of the many Americans who suffer from a particular affliction of impulse spending coupled with an acute infection of living paycheck to paycheck.
These two are bad roomates.
My problem is that I don’t follow any sort of budget that I create. And I can create all sorts of them. Simple math makes me happy.
My last paycheck (two weeks ago) went by fairly quickly. But I saved a dollar. One single dollar – in dollar bill form – at my desk. I could have spent in on many things, like a soda, or fuel for my car, or.. I dunno, vodka if I so felt like it.
But I didn’t. By saving one dollar – while not having any other money – I proved to myself that I can save money. Any amount, really. So this next paycheck, which comes this morning, I will put a $20 away with my $1. It’s not much, I know, but they symbolism behind it means a lot to me.
Did anyone catch the Boondock Saints reference? 
I love that movie. Especially Willem Dafoe in his amazingly flamboyant portrail of Agent Smeker. If you haven’t seen the movie, you need to. It’s cheesey and silly and awesomely violent.
I don’t like action movies, but I did enjoy Boondock Saints and remember being surprised that I did. And my favorite movie of all time is Kill Bill btw, but all other action movies are not ok with me. haha.
And I’m very thankful that I’m great at saving money! In the past few months I’ve only spent money on car insurance, cell phone bill, and tuition. I’m always afraid of spending money then being broke when an emergency happens.
Boondock Saint’s is freaking awesome! Oh yea that whole saving this is so hard for me cause I’m like well I have $X so I can buy XYX…
One thing that’s helped a little is when I get paid I get out $100 and put it in a envelope that I keep in Paris Hilton’s book. Out of sight out of mind.