How to Realistically cut back in 2026

This year if you want to save money, you need to live incredibly below your means. I'm talking survival mode. I'm talking you can't door dash your favorite sushi spot. You might have to watch NFL games from home. You might need to come up with a frugal hobby. This year to set yourself up for success, you are not going to spend frivolously. You're not going to waste your money on whatever. Press on girlies, you might just have to use your regular nail polish on your bare nails. Acrylic gel X queens, you might have to get some press ons. I'm not saying to stop, but I'm saying to cut back. If it's part of a routine to get dinner every Friday, maybe don't get dessert or drinks. If you do go out to a restaurant, maybe just get water. Start clipping coupons, get some deals on detergent. There's so many different ways to cut back, you just have to commit to it. I guarantee you, if you went back in your bank account and looked at every single thing that you spent money on in 2025, you would be shocked, you would be probably embarrassed, and probably feeling a little shameful. Look around your house, are there things that you haven't even touched in like six months, not including clothes? I'm talking things that you really thought you needed in the moment. I bet you don't even touch them anymore. I go through that too. I have like a bracelet making kit in my living room, I have not even touched that.