💡 A porous material is full of tiny holes you can hardly see, but together they change everything.
A sponge doesn't soak up water because of one big piece - it soaks it up thanks to hundreds of tiny holes.
Our budget can have small "holes" too - instead of cutting one big expense, trim a little bit everywhere.
For example:
Skip one piece of candy a week, one small surprise a month, and a few tiny purchases here and there - each little "hole" barely feels like anything on its own, but together they soak up a meaningful amount into savings.
Lots of small holes in spending soak up more money into savings than one big, painful cut.