<prompt> Human: As Im crunching my budget, I find that I spend more than Id like on things that are legitimate expenses reasonable and nice, but not necessities, but still stuff that could probably be second to saving for long-term goals no payoff anytime soon.What strategies do you use to keep your long-term goals in mind, and help use that to guide your daily habits? Thanks!  <response>: The thing about budgets is that its not realistic to say Im going to go from spending 500 on groceries to spending 100 on groceries. But people do that all the time, and then of course they wind up spending 400 on groceries and feel like a failure.Realistic goals are important. If you feel like your short term and long term goals are out of balance, re-evaluate them. 