Only in America.I bought  a foreclosure in Oregon it was a high end house 700k or so.. on a private lake.. when I got into it.. they just left everything it was a like a movie set all set up for adult films and there were plenty left.. not your normal foreclosure you walk into and its just full of junk.. 

The reason you keep hearing references to controlling spending is because of simple math:Income-expenses=savingsSavings is what builds net worth, through investing.People say increase income, but no matter how high your income, if your spending is greater, you will go deeper in debt.That is why there are movie stars, athletes and lottery winners who go bankrupt.

Everything from dinner to movies is too expensive (in my opinion) in SS anyways  

Invest in the movies.

Spending quality time with my girlfriend, cooking meals from scratch, watching a ton of movies.

Ain't no App for that.... 100% mate,Look at my office.Looks insane but keeps me sane lolLike Russell Crow in the movie A Beautiful Mind with the sticky notes.Write it down and keep it front of sight = front of mind Good on ya mate!

Most fights last under 20 seconds and contrary to the movies one to two properly placed strikes can take someone out unless they are hyped up on drugs or other stimulants.

Buying in the inner city is a lot like Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart.

A close friend of mine was in the same shoes as you.Before giving the middle finger to his corporate job he paid off all his credit cards, bought pre-paid gift cards for food, restaurants, movies, and other leisure items, he got his medical and dental checkups done while he was still on insurance, and reduced recurring expenses in order to live as lean as possible in start-up mode. 

As the line from the movie goes "You feeling lucky tonight?".