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[quote=Anonymous]I cut out mindless spending in 2025 and I cannot believe how much I have saved. I never thought I was a wasteful person until I went back over my Amazon and Target purchases for 2024. Thousands mostly wasted that could have been saved and/or invested.

I categorized my purchases as either necessity, as in T1D supplies like alcohol pads & sensor covers and laundry detergent, or frivolous, like when an Instagram influencer showed a cute makeup brush holder with a link to buy and I immediately bought it. I had zero need for it. It was a pure, impulsive want. My Frivolous column on the spreadsheet was 3x longer than my necessities. So much waste. I was very disappointed in myself for being so easily influenced and wasteful.

My current Amazon spending for 2025 is only $165 and it has all been necessities except $50, which was spent on bday gifts for my niece and nephew. My Target spending for 2025 is even lower at only $41, excluding pharmacy purchases. I don't know if those count, though, because it is a CVS in Target, and I am required to use CVS by my insurance.    [/quote]

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