<prompt> Human: I have been monitoring my budget and I have saved more today and this month than previous ones due to cost-cutting and refusing to spend on items I want. I sometimes buy some candies, chips, drinks energy drinks, coffee, softdrinks, some fast food and other snacks during work days. They are cheap, yes and I can just go to 7-Eleven to buy a few, but I decided I dont really need them since Im not that hungry so I addressed the habit. Then I realised upon checking that the category of snack and drink to-gos are one of the big factors to my expenditures. Theyre next to rent and bills, transpo and primary food needs rice, veg, meats, canned. Ive been packing meals ever since and I rarely go to buy light snacks and drinks and other cheap but useless items again. No no to fast foods or restos too. Only once a monthEvery dollar counts guys. I cant stress this enough. Ive been saving to build a PC and Ive shattered my monthly savings targets twice now. You can save more and you can do it! Cheers to all  <response>: Ive had this problem with buying snacks or food while it seems cheap per trip it really adds up. If you saved the 5 a day and deposited into a savings account instead you could have almost 2 grand saved up by the end of the year. 