<prompt> Human: Ive always been one to buy things just because its there and at a cheaper price, Ive always struggled to stop myself and say I might not actually need this. How do you stop the urge?  <response>: I usually use my rule of a dollar a day.Basically for however long and often it is useful spend a dollar a day on it. I use this for splurge spending usually. For example a candy bar is worth 1 to me because it lasts me a day. A new shirt that I might wear 5 times is worth 5 but a shirt I might wear 60 times is worth 60. A video game that I play 60 days of is worth 60 to me but if I think Ill play it 2-3 times thats how much I spend. If it doesnt fit into that mold such as a shirt that I like that might cost 75 and I think I wont wear it that often, dont buy. Game that costs 25 that I might play 15 times, not worth it. With this rule I have found a lot of stuff is not worth your purchase. 