When you’ve accomplished a goal or mini-goal, you should celebrate and reward yourself (see Motivation Hack #11). However, if you do this often enough, and your rewards cost a lot, you’ll soon go broke.

J.D. at Get Rich Slowly recently posted that sometimes it’s OK to splurge, a cool statement coming from someone who promotes frugality. And I agree with him completely, but I thought it would be interesting to post a list of some ideas of cheap or free rewards.

Some ideas:

buy books from a used bookstore
make chocolate chip cookies (easy and delicious!)
dip berries in chocolate
take a day off, watch dvds
ask your SO for a massage
or erotic favors
take a bubble bath
blend a smoothie
download a couple songs
spend time with a loved one
get your favorite take out
give yourself some quiet time with a book or music
take a day off from any goal activities
take a nap
watch your favorite TV show
do something you love
window shopping (can be dangerous!)
go to the beach
go to a museum
have a cup of tea
have a glass of wine with dinner
Be creative! I’m sure you can think of a lot of other free things that will give you pleasure. You deserve it!

See also:

Purpose Your Day: Most Important Task (MIT)
My Morning Routine
How I Became an Early Riser
Feeling Down? 7 Ways to Pick Yourself Up!
Tracking My Goals (Ben Franklin hacked)
Best Way to Jumpstart Your Day (evening routine)
Top 10 Productivity Hacks
Top 20 Motivation Hacks
Think About Your Life Goals
Best 8 Way to Deal With Detractors
Discipline is an illusion; Motivate yourself instead
Review Your Goals Weekly

当你完成一个目标或是一个小目标时，你应该庆祝一下并奖励一下自己（见动机技巧十一条）。然而，要是你经常这样做，而且你的奖励花费了很多，过不了多久，你就会身无分文了。《慢慢变富》中的J博士，近来宣布有时挥霍一下是可以的，这是来自一个提倡节俭的人的冷静的声明。

我是完全同意他的观点的，但是我觉得列出一些比较便宜或是免费的奖励是比较有趣的。

几个主意：

从旧书店买书
做巧克力曲奇饼（既简单又美味）
往巧克力里灌水果酱汁
请一天假，看一天的光碟
从你的通信官那里要条信息
或是**帮助
洗个泡沫浴
调一杯思慕雪
下载几首歌
花些时间在所爱的人身上
把你最喜欢的东西拿出来
给自己一点安静的时间，看看书或是听听音乐
请一天假，不管那是什么有目的的活动
小睡片刻
看你最喜欢的电视节目
做一些喜欢的事
逛一下商店（有点危险哦）
去海边
去博物馆
喝杯茶
晚餐时喝点酒
有创造力点！我相信你肯定能想到其他你能获得乐趣的免费的东西。是应得的。

也可以看看这些：

计划一下你的一天：最重要的事
我早上的例程
如何变成一个早起者
感到低落？
七天就让你振奋起来
跟着我的目标（本·富兰克林开辟的）
开始你一天最好的方法（晚间例程）
最有用的十条多产性技巧
最有用的二十条动机技巧
考虑一下你的生活目标
应对批评者的最好的八种方式
纪律是一种幻觉；让自己积极起来
每周审视一下自己的目标