Give Me Back My Five Bucks

Thank you for all of your comments on my post about feeling guilty about spending. I do realize that I can change my budget to reflect my current spending patterns, and I also realize that I’m able to save a lot of money each month … but I guess the fact that I USED to be able to stick within a tight budget makes me believe that I can do it again. Of course, circumstances have changed. I no longer HAVE to live within a tight budget, so psychologically if I spend more than my budget indicates, I know there … Continue reading →

I’ve earned $15 worth of Amazon gift certificates so far with Swag Bucks. LASIK MD (where I got my surgery done) is offering a “don’t pay until 2014″ financing campaign. Might be worth checking out if you’re thinking about LASIK. Especially because they offer a free consultation! My boyfriend sleeps diagonal across the mattress. Why do people become fans of such stupid things on Facebook? All the hype surrounding Twilight makes me want to read it less. To this day I have never picked up a Harry Potter book because everyone was going crazy for them. Not this girl. I’d … Continue reading →

I’m feeling a bit depressed. I haven’t been able to come under budget for any month this year. There’s always an excuse – bought ski boots to replace my old ones (plus a ski pass), car crash, moving, bought a car, grandma passed away, bought a couch, etc. And granted, my net worth is still growing and I’m still saving about 50% of my net income. Sometimes more. In the past couple of weeks I bought those beautiful leather boots, The Sims 3, and the Leopard operating system. All 3 are considerable purchases. All 3 were wants not needs. And … Continue reading →

Today after work I’m going for dinner with a few friends from my old job. We always have grand plans to see each other more often, but we all live such different lives that it’s hard. I don’t think I’ve seen the entire group of girls together at once since January or February. Anyway, we’re going to Earls. I have about $25-30 left in my Food budget this month and I’ve done the last of my grocery shopping. We’re leaving for our trip early Saturday morning, so I just have to make that money last until Friday. Not going to … Continue reading →

The Sims is such an addicting game, but last night as I was playing it (for 3 hours), I realized that I play my characters in the exact opposite way that I live my real life. Financially, that is. My Sim never has a job. She doesn’t need to, because I always put on the money cheat code. If I run out of cash, I just ctrl-shift-c myself some more. I don’t even remember the last time I tried to play without cheats. I build up my house as big as I want, and I only buy the nicest things. … Continue reading →