Congratulations! If you’re reading this article it means you’re (very likely) a real life adult looking to get some tips on how to best use your money. But before we dive in, our resident finance expert and founding partner of Stash Wealth, Priya Malani, suggests you think about exactly why you feel the need to budget.

We get it: The warmer months often bring more opportunity to splash the cash. From rooftop bars, to weekends away, entertaining outside, and so much more, it’s hard not to overspend. We tell ourselves, “Okay, I’m not going to eat out so much this week,” or, “I’m going to treat myself to this excursion, but next weekend I have to stay in.” It feels like a constant need to balance, when in reality, we just end up spending willy-nilly and stressing about it later.

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