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Originally Posted by ThirtySomething
I'm trying to be very realistic. Setting goals works ok for me, but sometimes when I write it like an ultimatum, the obstinate little girl in me rebels. 
I do have some financial goals to meet this year though and that won't happen if I am not careful with my spending. |
See that's how I'm framing it for '08 too. I have some (positive) financial goals, and I need to have spending in line to make that happen.
We still struggle with feeling "deprived" when we say to ourselves, "We can't do X." I think it comes from having been on a tight budget for the better part of a decade.