Just like trying to lose weight, it needs to be simple. Eat nutritious whole food when you're hungry and be active. Same for saving money. Only buy what you need and stay occupied with cheap thrills. Sex is free and so are sunsets. Put them together!
Now I know some gurus get their rocks off just thinking about budgets, but they're incredibly useless and stupid. Keep It Simple Stupid! How useful is it if you budget in things you don't need? Cable budget? Cigarette and beer budget? Wtf??
ONLY BUY THINGS YOU NEED! For 3 weeks i thought about whether I should buy a bicycle tire pump and some athletic tape for the handle bars because the grip is rotting off. I finally determined I needed those things since they saved me money from not having to drive.