money rules to keep me sane

none of this is meant to be financial advice at all. this is more like accountability for me as i get older and want to be more responsible and less crazy about my money stuff. it feels like i always say this, but i didn't grow up rich, and i've always been scared about growing up to be an adult who can't handle their own money. so i'm constantly auditing myself and my process because i don't want to fuck up and make the same money mistakes my parents did. so far, these are the "money rules" i live by that keep me sane. i might add to these depending on how my finances go in the future, who knows. "if you can't buy it twice, you can't afford it."i did this with my pc, which made the saving-up-for-it journey basically twice as long. but it's nice to spend on something big and not feel bad after because i'm not back to zero. like, it genuinely was worth the wait once i booted it up the first time. this is good practice for medium-ish, substantial purchases, like a new phone, or a gaming…