Increase Savings Incrementally
By saving incrementally, you’ll barely notice how much money is ‘missing’ from your wallet. Don’t jump the gun and settle on bigger and bigger amounts each month, as eventually, you might give up on automation altogether when things get tight.
A good plan is to increase your savings by 1% every 6 to 12 months. Over the course of a couple of years, you will have saved a lot more money, but you won’t really notice the changes all that much.
Plus, this will work in tandem with any raises you get from work so, in theory, you shouldn’t be feeling the increments at all.