Today I feel irritated.
I am irritated at myself. I LOVE to shop, and I love to online shop. And unfortunately, I know of a lot of great bargain sites. And unfortunately, I can't pass some of them up.
Some purchases (actually, most) are very good investments. I'm sure some of them I don't need, but I have wanted for a while. For instance, I bought an apron for myself. I'm excited about cooking new things for my baby, and I have always wanted an apron. And the one I have been eyeing had a sale of 10% off. It ended up being about 20 dollars. Then I also bought a few other things, for my son and husband, and in about 10 days it just added up. Not anything crazy, and I don't charge it. But I feel AWFUL when I think I have spent too much.
Hubby's not mad at me, after all, he knows he does the same thing (only it goes to the yard), but I am mad at me. So NO SPENDING for me this month. Period. No excptions. Anymore. Not til June.
We have a WONDEFFUL trip to New Orleans planned and we need to save our pennies for that. So, it's groceries and gas for me this month, and limited eating out.
We simply (like most americans) don't make all that much and need to be better budgeters.
Let's see if it works and if it leads to more happiness. I don't feel like I need stuff to make me happy, though it is very much something that CAN make me happy.
We'll see. Now that's it's out there, I am officially accountable. Even if it's just to my one sweet follower!!!
Tell you what- let's hold each other accountable!! When my visitors were here last week we went shopping and I also didn't spend a lot, but felt guilty about what I did spend. I said to myself, I'm not spending any more money this month! No extra shopping for me! We can be in the "No Spending Zone" together!
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