<prompt> Human: I am 29 and this is my first month to ever try to save money. Ive always had the just live today mentality and barely scrape by most months, though I have the ability to save about 500-750month. I almost have 1,000 in my account and Im CONSTANTLY looking for random ass things to spend it on...ziplines, a fence, new mattress, tire swing, high quality door stoppers, etc., just whatever Im caught in. I know the answer is just say no, but theres this frantic need to spend it. Like spending IS the obsession. Example: I went to various stores 47 times in 23 days last month. Is there any way to kill this need, or does it just go away with time? How long does it take?? I cant do the just wait a week before buying because then all I do is obsess about it for a week, and that week of obsessing about it just concretes my decision to purchase it.I think the root issue may be that spending money makes me feel like Im doing well in life, so I make several small purchases-- now I need to overwrite that.Any tips to get my mind OFF of spending money...or even money in general??  <response>: spending money makes me feel like Im doing well in life,I was like that. Find another obsession, like being frugal: how well can I live on the tiniest amount of money? 