Make life easier for our present self by making present-day sacrifices feel easier to undertake. Any of the trade-offs that exist between our current and future selves, it's always our current self who has to make a sacrifice. If we're saving money, don't think of it in big increments, Think of it in smaller increments because that makes it easier to do.
For any trade-off between your current and future self, it's always the you of today who has to make the sacrifice. In his final appearance on the show, UCLA's Hal Hershfield offers a way around that problem.