This article perfectly described something that I have noticed from myself on countless occasions. Those weeks when i walk around saying to everybody i encounter “I’m so broke so im not going to eat” or “Ill do anything that doesn’t involve spending money” are actually the weeks that i go into my next paycheck actually having saved money without realizing. Even if it’s $40 or less, it’s still an extremely successful way of accumulating more and more money in that savings account