<prompt> Human: Hello community of reddit,My name is Jordan and Im 22 years old and Im from Czech Republic.I make 720 USD a month. From that I pay rent which is 235 USD. Then I pay like 160 USD for food. After paying everything I got 325 USD left. I work 9 hours a day. I sleep for about 6 hours a day, I also have a dog with which I spend like 1-2 hours a day playing with him etc. Also cooking and stuff all around me takes like 2 hours a day. And Im left with 5 hours of free time every day. I recently stopped playing games on my PC because It was too time consuming. I am working for a year now and I havent saved single cent. I was buing stuff that I wanted and I didnt need. I would like to stop with it. How did anyone of you guys managed to say NO to things that you didnt need? And If anyone of you guys lived with flat mates, how did you managed to say NO to them if they wanted to go to a party? I tried several times but they kept insisting that I have to go with them... and I did.Also, how any of you make any side money? Im sorry for my english, since it isnt my most favourite languague :DAssistant: You dont have to stop buying things you like - just look at it under different angle - you can blow your 325 usd on drinks, fancy clothes, etc, OR you can put it aside, then do the same next month and after 6 months do something big youd like much more - go travel, go cruise, etc.After that you can think what you can buy if you put it aside every month - car, house, business.And if you still fancy buying clothes and blowing your paycheck - well, continue doing it.Human: I do not buy fancy clothes. Im wearing the same clothes almost everyday to minimize my expenses on clothes. I buy things that are good looking but not expensive. I always buy clothes in New Yorker or FF in Tesco stores. Well when I am at party I always plan to not spend much, but you know, you get drunk and whooosh, money is gone.Thats why I am writing here for some advice. What should I change. I cant move out from them because I would pay 2 times more for a flat. Im also looking for a new job rn to get more money.  <response>: I can help here-I suffered massive lifestyle inflation when I moved to Japan and the culture was to go out to drinks.Bring only cash.If you physically dont have more than your budget, you cant spend more than your budget. Make sure your mode of return home isnt in cash- i.e. bus card, bike, uber.Theres a system called the envelope system, and although with partying flatmates its not ideal to have cash around, your monthly party budget should be in real cold hard cash. 