As an old geezer, I'll give you my $0.02 and then I've got to get back to yelling at the kids to get off my lawn.
I would suggest you triage your need/wish list into:
1. must have
2. nice to have
3. luxury
Sushi forms? Martini picks? Really?
And have a budget and stick to it. Otherwise the great pain of debt looms. Buy the #1 items first and if money left over, the nice to haves and so on.
It's all about priorities. Food, rent and utilities being at the top.
I would suggest you triage your need/wish list into:
1. must have
2. nice to have
3. luxury
Sushi forms? Martini picks? Really?
And have a budget and stick to it. Otherwise the great pain of debt looms. Buy the #1 items first and if money left over, the nice to haves and so on.
It's all about priorities. Food, rent and utilities being at the top.