Like most things in life there is not really a mystery about how to save money in the short or long term, what people lack is the discipline to do it, they see all that money they have saved doing nothing for them and then they imagine all the stuff they could buy with it, and if you add that the current generations do not seem to have any patience then it is not really surprising why no one saves anymore.
Agree. actually there are no special secrets for long-term savings. all you have to do is discipline with the initial goal. if you really intend to save long term then don't think about spending or thinking that saving the long term is useless. just be disciplined. you will feel the effects in the next few years