Counting Pennies

I’m a list-maker. I write lists for things to do daily, weekly and monthly. I have lists of things I want to accomplish this year and things I want to accomplish before I die. Sometimes I make secondary lists to break down some task into smaller steps, and I’ve been known to make lists when planning a vacation, shopping for presents or trying to decide what to do with my life (like how to solve a specific problem or dilemma).

The only thing I don’t make lists for is my weekly shopping.

Sounds crazy, doesn’t it?

The thing I’ve discovered with lists is that not only do they make my life easier but they also help me stay in track, whether that means making the most of my day or spending less money. I wrote about that on an article called How to Stop Wasting Time (can’t do copy/paste, so I’m linking to it). I’m not sure why I haven’t been able to incorporate the list making into my shopping as well, but that’s definitively my goal for September. Lists for food shopping, for household items, for weekly shopping. Rather than just going out and buying things I’ve run out of, I’ll work out a list and try to stick to it. I’m hoping this will give you better control over my cash flow and help me cut corners on things I shouldn’t be really spending on.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

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