Reduce your exposure to Advertising. Netflix your shows, use adblocking etc. Advertising exists to blur that line and convince you that you are a terrible person who smells bad and everyone hates you... but if you buy our regurgitated bean lard for three low payments of 49.95 then you will be a rockstar! Once I stopped watching TV my expenses dropped by about 1/4.That's one I'm still working on. It's hard as hell. Sometimes I win, sometimes I lose.
Same happened to me once I cut my internet use down to half, especially avoiding speciality blogs that focus on comics and movies and cutting my Reddit use down significantly. The wife and I also changed our shopping habits a bit too, where we no longer go out to stores just because we're "bored and looking for something to do." In my opinion, we still have a ways to go, but we've made some good strides.Once I stopped watching TV my expenses dropped by about 1/4.