Mindfulness has been a buzzword for quite some time now, and it has also become a multibillion dollar industry. The practice focuses on developing awareness through a regular practice of being in the present, which can lead to calmness and mental clarity. Meditation and other mindfulness practices have positive health impacts, but can being more mindful also help you to save money?

The absence of mindful decision making can impact all facets of your life. For example, research suggests that we make 200 decisions about our food intake everyday, though many of us probably cannot recall all of these thought processes. If we are not conscious of what leads us to make food selections it is reasonable to expect that we are also overlooking financial decisions. Furthermore, mindful living may help to put financial decisions into perspective. Through mindfulness,