They say idle hands are the devil’s playground. Or is it an idle mind? When our twitching fingers tap from “add to bag” to “checkout” before we know what happened, it certainly feels like our good intentions of not spending money uselessly have been thwarted by a devilish boredom that whispers, pitchfork held aside, to go on ahead and just check to see if there are any good sales.
To save yourself from a spontaneous shopping spree, and to save the money you would spend on things you don’t need and may not even want by the time they arrive, get yourself busy.
Bookmark this list, or print it out, then pick anything from the list the next time you find yourself reeled in by those shopping apps:
With this list in your arsenal, you’re one step closer to preventing idle spending from taking over your well-intentioned and well-apportioned budget.
What other free and inexpensive things do you like to do to stay productive?
