<prompt> Human: Hey everyone, I hope youre doing well. A year ago I got my first credit card, and I made this post talking about my anxiety with getting a credit card. I got great advice, which of course I didnt follow. Looking back on that post I realized that much of my stress was coming from the fact that I didnt and dont trust my self with the terrible power credit cards offer. Now I have 3 cards and about am about 1,700 in debt. That may not sound like much to some of you, but I had originally planned to pay my statement in full every month. Obviously my spending got away from me, and even though I should be able to clear this up completely within two paychecks, it still worries me. Ive heard people describe me as disciplined. Though from the inside ive never felt disciplined. I can eat well because I dont keep cookies in the house. My gaming pc is on a standing desk, so Im only playing if I really want to. This monkey proofing style of self-discipline is the only kind Ive had success with. If I opened the fridge and found cake I would scarf it. If my games were in front of a couch I might be there all day.When I was in college my savings was a wine bottle stuffed with 20 dollar bills; super easy to deposit money into, but kind of a pain to remove I had to shatter the whole bottle and clean the mess up, which prevented me from withdrawing unnecessarily. Thanks college me! that wine bottle paid for my computer.So I dig around in this sub and FinancialIndependence from time to time, and am totally in love with the philosophy and advice, but I have a lot of trouble putting these ideas into practice. In reaction to this creeping debt, Ive stopped carrying any credit cards around. Actually right now Im not carrying any kind of money in my wallet day to day, except when I am running an errand that I know beforehand requires buying something. an extreme measure pherhaps, probably just until this debt is gone, though I am starting to like the simplicity of this lifestyle.Im also getting rid of my car, partly because it didnt pass inspection, and the repairs will total it. But im not replacing it because I walk to work anyway, and Im realizing that beyond insurance and gas, any time I drive I usually end up spending money at the destination. Driving enables poor spending habits, at least for me. Ive seen people suggest having part of your paycheck direct deposit into you savings, and I do, but its all too easy to move money from my savings to my checking. So my savings is empty and my mutual fund has become my savings I know, I know just because its such a pain to withdraw from. Perhaps I should get a savings with a second bank and have my savings deposit there?tldr; What stategiestactics do you all use to spend less money? How do you fight the constant pressure of city life to buy things all the time? Im talking specific things - spend less or only buy on credit what you already have money for is useless to me; Good ideas, true, but they are as easy to say as they are hard to do. How do you save money in real time?thanks!  <response>: How do you walk into a bar and not get blackout drunk? Same self-control powers. 