<prompt> Human: I grew up very poor rpersonalfinance, and something I noticed about me and several of my friends who are also poor is that we cannot hold onto money. I myself spend any extra money I have on either products I dont need or food, usually food. Ive been trying to stop but I just cant for the life of me hold onto any extra cash I might have. Is there anything I can do?  <response>: Budget. There is mint.com, YNAB, and spreadsheets on the sidebar.If you continue to have issues with spending, I would follow these steps:1. Carry around a notebook. Every time you want to make an impulse buy, write it down, the price, and the date.2. Once a month has passed, look at the item in your notebook. You probably wont want it. 