Pay Yourself to Use Household Items

Video games:

Similar to the way that a lot of time can be wasted in front of the TV, this can also be true with video games.

Set a number of hours that these games can be played for free each week with a charge per hour for any time that goes over that limit.

Computer/Printer:

While a lot of time spent on the computer can have a legitimate purpose, it can also be an easy way to waste time and avoid doing other things that need to get done.

Give yourself a designated number of hours to use the computer for free each week, and charge an hourly fee for any amount of time spent over that. This will ensure that you spend the time on the computer being as productive as possible and if you want to play, you have to pay a bit for the entertainment.

Since computers need to be upgraded every few years, the computer fund will allow you to purchase the next computer without having to place it on credit.

In addition, you may want to charge yourself a small fee for every sheet of paper that you print. This should reduce the amount of printing you do to those documents that truly need to be printed which can save a lot since the main cost of printing is the ink and not the printer.

Washer:

The washer gives you an opportunity to refine the pay-to-use program in a number of ways.