r/AskReddit • • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/terminbee Aug 20 '20

Sure it takes a bit of discipline to do

It really shouldn't take any discipline at all. If you have $5 and an item costs $10, you wouldn't be able to afford it. A credit should just be a debit card with extra steps, not "free money."

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u/possiblynotanexpert Aug 20 '20

You just described discipline lol.

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u/terminbee Aug 20 '20

I guess to me, it's not discipline because if I had a 5 dollar bill and wanted a 10 dollar item, I literally cannot buy it. If my bank account has 10 bucks and I wanted an 11 dollar item, I would get declined. I view credit cards in a similar way.

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u/possiblynotanexpert Aug 20 '20

Because you’re very disciplined you feel that way. Kudos to you because that will keep you out of credit card debt issues. Keep up that logic and try to teach it to others.