If you want to be Dead Broke :
Don't "pay yourself first" anything.
If you want to be Poor:
Spend everything you make, no matter how much money You make.
If you want to be in the Middle Class:
"Pay yourself firs "5 to 10% of your gross income.
If you want to be Rich:
"Pay yourself first" 15 to 20% of your gross income.
If you want to be Super Rich Super fast:
"Pay yourself first" at least 20% of your gross income.
Let's try out this theories. I Elle, hereby promise myself that starting this week, I will work at least one hour a day for myself. I deserve it! Therefore, I promise that I will start paying myself first, 15% of my gross income no later than Next Month..