<prompt> Human: Im a student from the UK, I need to save 1800 by May 2016 trip to the USA. Im going to receive 1311.11 on 4th January and 1346.78 on 4th April from my student loan. However taking away cost of my car insurance etc I can save right around the 1500 mark and earn the remaining by doing various jobs. But my problem is that I spend this on unnecessary things, when I received my last payment I spent it all in a week. What are your tips on not spending it? How to control myself? How to get my mind set right?  <response>: Create a budget. One of the categories in your budget can be for frivolous stuffentertainment. 