My 10-month experiment with budgeting before coffee

Isha Menon · 11 likes

Helpful and not preachy, which is rare. My friend tried it in Berlin and had the opposite result.

Miguel Santos · 3 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

This is the gentle version of my rant.

Luciana Vargas · 3 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. I am curious whether debt still feels good next month.

Noah Miller · 3 likes

I wonder how much of this depends on timing. The 6-minute rule is underrated.

Hamza Malik · 2 likes

Agree completely. The simple version is underrated. My only addition is to make the first step visible. The hidden expense is usually time.

Siti Lim · 1 likes

This is genuinely helpful, thanks for writing it out. The surprising constraint is probably the real story. The hidden expense is usually time.

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

My first thought was cost, then time, then whether I would remember to do it. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.

Siti Lestari · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. My friend tried it in Kuala Lumpur and had the opposite result.

Yasmine El Amrani · 0 likes

Amazing how much difference one small change can make. A little friction removed goes a long way.

Maja Wiśniewska · 0 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the budgeting detail is useful. My only addition is to make the first step visible.