Conquering Negative Self-Talk - Building Self-Confidence with Affirmations

Being broke is a pretty negative feeling.  You don't have the money you need to do things to feel good about your self.  When negative things happen to you and you dwell on them and beat yourself up about them, you are talking yourself into a negative self-image and diminished self-confidence.  It can lead to a defeatist attitude and a spiral of self-doubt. 
 

But, you can break out of that vicious cycle of negative self-talk.  No matter what your economic status may be, you have skills, experience, and value as a human being.  Of course, when you're broke you sometimes need a little pep talk to remind you of these facts.  You need a little something to boost your self-confidence.  You need that self-confidence to go out and make things happen for you in the world.

You need to build a vision of yourself as a successful, confident, person by using a creative visualization technique called affirmations.  You're good enough, your smart enough, and people like you.  Read this article to learn more --

How to Build Self-Confidence Using Affirmations

Saving on Fast Food - Just The Burger Please

Fast food restaurants are always trying to increase the average ticket price.  They want to sell more food to each customer and get more revenue.  But, you can subvert their efforts.  You can bring your own beverages and you can bring your own side item.  For example, if you bring your own chips and a soda or a bottle of water, then all you need is the burger.  That saves money. 


If you are on a diet, you can also save calories.  A couple that uses this strategy might spend $6 to $8 at a fast food window instead of $12 to $15.  If you stick to the value menu, you could save even more.
 

By Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

If you want more than a burger, Steak-n-Shake has lots of meal deals that omit a drink and cost only $3.99.  That makes your fast food costs predictable and affordable!  Plus, you get fries!