LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. Submitted by humvee911 t3_10j0rgo on January 23, 2023 at 1:55 AM in LifeProTips 176 comments 5,483
Dwindling_Odds t1_j5jexw7 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 12:56 PM And use your after-tax income to do the calculation. You might earn $30/hr, but after Social Security, State, and Federal taxes you really only get to spend around $20. Permalink 3
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