- Questions
- Will something I already have do?
- My answer
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
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Wishlist: look again in 30 days
When you want to cut impulse buys by writing down what you want, deciding again after 30 days and recording the outcome
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Wishlist: look again in 30 days
- Monthly spare budget
- Not set
- Days to wait
- Not set
Delete the example line in the wishlist and add one thing you want to buy right now.
Questions before buying
Before adding an item, answer just these four.
| Questions | My answer | CheckCheckbox |
|---|---|---|
| Will something I already have do? | Empty | Unchecked |
| Could I borrow it? | Empty | Unchecked |
| What about secondhand? | Empty | Unchecked |
| Will I still use it a month from now? | Empty | Unchecked |
- Questions
- Could I borrow it?
- My answer
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
- Questions
- What about secondhand?
- My answer
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
- Questions
- Will I still use it a month from now?
- My answer
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
Wishlist
Write down what you want and set the look-again date for when your waiting period ends. On that day, look again and update the decision. Delete the example line before you use it.
Wishlist
| Item | Price | Added on | Look again on | Still want it | Decisions | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Example) New earbuds | Not set | Not set | Not set | Unchecked | Not set | This is an example line. Delete it and write your own. |
- Price
- Not set
- Added on
- Not set
- Look again on
- Not set
- Still want it
- Unchecked
- Decisions
- Not set
- Reason
- This is an example line. Delete it and write your own.
Monthly results
Count what you didn't buy and the money you saved.
| Period | Items listedNumber | Not boughtNumber | Money savedNumber | CheckCheckbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 0 | 0 | Empty | Unchecked |
| Month 2 | 0 | 0 | Empty | Unchecked |
| Month 3 | 0 | 0 | Empty | Unchecked |
- Period
- Month 1
- Items listed
- 0
- Not bought
- 0
- Money saved
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
- Period
- Month 2
- Items listed
- 0
- Not bought
- 0
- Money saved
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
- Period
- Month 3
- Items listed
- 0
- Not bought
- 0
- Money saved
- Empty
- Check
- Unchecked
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Answered the questions before buying.
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Deleted the example line in the list.
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Recorded the decision on the look-again date.