Staying Motivated

The biggest problem with trying to live cheap while paying off debt is the motivation.  After the third can of tomato soup or the fifth peanut butter and jelly sandwich you just want to say “Screw it” and go order take-out.  Sometimes you do, and you feel intense buyers remorse, so you go back to eating soups and sandwiches on the cheap.

The biggest method that keeps me motivated is speaking out about my goals and the wins and failures I go through to reach them.  Even if I don’t really have an audience, in my mind placing a statement or oath or promise or goal out on the internet keeps me feeling obligated to my goal.

It’s like a public declaration of sorts.  And posting so many updates about it on your blog allow you to not only keep track, but then to go back and see how far you’ve come.  That’s why I keep a progress bar on my blog, as a visual stimulation of what I’m trying to achieve.

I tell you what though, I’m craving some indian food.