I think I’ve started to realize that spending extra money on things I don’t really need, but that give me or others joy or pleasure, isn’t really “wasting” it. Truly wasting cash is when there’s no benefit or even negative results from it… or even when the negative outweighs any positive ends.

I love rgibson’s quote “do you REALLY need it?” because it can mean both “do you really need the item you’re spending money on” OR “do you really need that extra cash? Is it benefiting you in any way?”

I think I am throwing less money away, though I certainly still find myself sometimes spending cash on things others might consider a waste. I am changing my attitude, though, and in that I think I accomplished what I wanted from this goal.