Disengage the Primal Brain
Latasha Kinnard, CEO of Start Young Financial and author of Amazon #1 Best-Seller 20-Something and Rich, recognizes that one of the top problems for young families is overspending. She helps young people just starting out learn how to take strategic control over financial success. But deciding to rely on sheer willpower and rock-solid discipline is a recipe for disaster. To implement a change in your life, you need some practical tips for overcoming bad habits, and Latasha has some perfect advice about just how to do it:
“Before making an unbudgeted purchase, stop and create some physical distance between yourself and the object you want to buy. Speak your motivation out loud so you can hear your own reason. Impulse purchases are driven by a primitive part of our brain that only deals with emotion. If you can give your potential purchase some real thought, and space, you’ll have more success sticking to a budget.”
Removing yourself from the temptation isn’t the only way to simplify reaching your financial goals. Our next tip speaks straight to the non-money people who feel genuinely burdened by the task of monthly bill-paying.