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When you buy sale items without intention, you end up spending money you may not have spent at all.

• Consider whether or not you'd still buy the item if it were full price. 
• Keep a wishlist so you can shop for the things you actually want once they're on sale.

Make a public commitment, to people who will hold you accountable. You don’t need to publish your writing each day, but just write at least 5 minutes a day.

It can be any type of writing and it doesn’t have to be good, so let go of your desire for perfection.

Not being cognizant of the obstacles makes you more likely to relapse and give up when you hit them. But having a plan to deal with the obstacles when the urges hit make you less likely to relapse.

Research and think it through to anticipate your obstacles. Then make a plan for what ...