Keep a small notebook handy, and every time you get an urge to buy something, practical or not, put a little tally in the notebook.

手边放一个小笔记本，每次你想去买什么东西的时候，无论要买的东西是否合理，在小笔记本上记下帐。

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I keep a little list of batch process tasks at the bottom of my notebook page (MITs are at the top).

我自己在笔记本的下端列了一个这些打包任务的列表。(最重要的事情在最顶端)。

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Write those on the top of your little notebook (or on your computer) and only those.

将这些事情记录在你笔记本的最上端(或者电脑的最上端)而且在最上面的地方只可以记录这些事情。

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Use free online tools, software, or the old fashioned way of carrying a little notebook and recording everything you spend, keeping receipts, and making a log.

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