Last year I got really bad into my spending habits...I spent over $2,000 on random things I didn't really need...now that I am really trying to take control over my finances, I realize that all that money I used on things I didn't need (and threw out) could have been better spent on bills that wouldn't stress me out now...!
I still buy an occasional product here and there, but at the time, I feel really guilty about it. It has gone into the reverse where I feel guilty for spending $10 on shampoo & conditioner! lol I went on a book-no buy a couple years ago. I am obsessed with books and would look through every book section of every store I went to and buy for no reason other than..."Maybe I'll read this someday." I have over 300 books now, Three bookcases packed with various books and now a lot of debt. It's easier to look at the price of something in a store and ask myself, "What would this money be better used on?" Now that process has leaked everywhere else in my life... Where would my time better be spent?
Once I start paying off bills and finally get ahead, and my new business is going strong, I will be a little more lenient on myself, but until then it's not a good idea. =)