I don't have a particular strategy, it tends to go on gambling and savings I guess. My spending patterns are quite irregular, I don't set budgets, savings targets or anything like that. Gambling is inherently volatile in that it can easily win or lose more than a months salary quite quickly.
There are pros and cons to my approach, on the one hand it means I generally don't enjoy life as much as others in my position (salary/savings) probably do (people in my team who report to people who report to me have more expensive houses and shorter commutes than I do); on the other hand it means if we want a new car, holiday or whatever, I can just pay for it, and I don't have to worry about the short term impact of losing my job or whatever.
There are pros and cons to my approach, on the one hand it means I generally don't enjoy life as much as others in my position (salary/savings) probably do (people in my team who report to people who report to me have more expensive houses and shorter commutes than I do); on the other hand it means if we want a new car, holiday or whatever, I can just pay for it, and I don't have to worry about the short term impact of losing my job or whatever.
