Making a monthly budget presents its own challenge, but sometimes sticking to it can prove even harder. If you’re having trouble honoring your budget, you’re probably making at least one of a few common (and correctable!) mistakes.
There’s just no way around it. Envy and desire are problems that mankind has grappled with for as long as we can remember. Today, that struggle is captured most commonly in the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)–social media and the internet give us the chance to vicariously experience the curated lives of our friends and acquaintances, and to imagine what our lives would be like if only we had bought this gadget or gone to that destination.