If you want to stick to your budget you may need to look at your expenses. If you need to trim your spending, look at cutting down your extras list first. Don't cut them all though - if your budget is too tight, it will be harder to stick to.
Remember different approaches will work for different people, so keep at it!
Make it happen by:
- Setting targets e.g. save enough money to replace your old car tyres
- Fine tuning your budget e.g. trim the money you spend at the video shop so you can put more away for the tyres
- Keeping track of your spending from pay to pay and adjust it if you're not on track
- Rewarding yourself if you do better than you'd expected e.g. treat yourself to a movie if you manage to buy the tyres two weeks earlier than you'd planned