Cut my grocery bill by $40 a week using just a timer

I kept buying snacks because I'd wander the aisles hungry after work. So I set a 15-minute timer on my phone to force myself to grab exactly what's on my list and get out. Has anyone else tried a time limit to stop impulse buys?

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green.mason14d ago

Does that timer trick actually work when you're already starving and just want to grab everything?

reese55114d ago

green.mason that timer trick works for me maybe half the time. When I'm really hungry I just set a 5 minute one and it's enough to break the impulse.