Success!

In my last post I told you my goal was to spend as little money as possible. Well, I think in the past 2  1/2 weeks I’ve done pretty good. I only spent $122.84 on eating out and that includes drinks at The Roxy and a movie at The Landmark Theaters. I had some unexpected expenses, like a couple of co-pays for doctor’s appointments because of my stupid tummy. And my hair dryer exploded this week. Seriously…it made this huge booming sound and sparks shot out of it…twice! I was like, “Is my hair on fire???” Totally freaked me out. Luckily my hair is fine. And I’m out another $40.00 for a new blow dryer.

The rest of September

So, I met all my goals for September except the one about saving money for my girls trip shopping extravaganza. So here’s my plan for that:

Live as cheaply as possible. I’m talking major lock-down mode. No eating out, no spending money on clothes or earrings or anything else. Gas and groceries. That’s it.

September Stats

I just did a little crunching and after I pay every single bill this month, I have a little over $650.00 left. This is fantastic, because it means my next paycheck can pay for October rent and car payment. So this extra money is a fantastic opportunity for me to save a little to use for all of my random expenses.

“Use me! Use me! Go shopping! You need it,” said the voice from the devil.

Right now, I am sitting on my bed, window shopping online. The hard part is that I actually have a list of things I need, and another list of things I “need.” Here’s what’s on my need list:

I will always buy my kids cheesecake

This post is somewhat inspired by my friend’s amazing blog devoted to the same topic. In one of their first posts they described a conversation they had with friends about striking a balance between gazelle intensity and still enjoying the little things in life. I know my personal mantra has been, “Wealth by a thousand cuts.” But what about a cup of coffee here or there? I find myself really stressing about spending money that could be used towards paying down debt.

Oh my gosh I might crap my pants

So, I’m currently (as in as I’m writing this) feeling the all too familiar feeling of guilt and anxiety about how much money I have. If you remember, in my last post, I told you about some extra money I “found” in my account and wasn’t sure where it came from. This, of course, linked back to my inability to add 2+2 and I even described in detail how it has always gotten me in trouble.