Purpose: Look at what the spending was doing for you, with no lecture attached.
When to use: Use this after a spend you did not plan on.
Worksheet prompts
- What did you buy, and what was happening right before?
- What did it give you in that moment?
Relief, comfort, a break, feeling normal. All real. - How did you feel about an hour after?
- Name three other things that give you some of that same relief.
This is not about being good with money. It is about what you needed.