So a lot of people asked me about my new years resolution or have been encouraging me in it, so I wanted to post a one-month update. If you missed the new years resolution post, you can read about it here.
Honestly, the first thing I tell people when they ask about it, is how much of a relief it is to not spend money. I know that probably sounds really backwards, but it takes a lot of the decision making out of life. I now drive past a Target or a coffee shop and instead of the inner-battle of "Do I stop?" I just never do. It's kind of easy, actually, to not shop. The hardest part is probably social activities. A friend invited me to go out for lunch, I invited her over to my house instead. No big deal. But when a friend invited Sam and I to an event that we had to buy tickets for, I didn't really know how to say no. We had talked in the past about going to this event and Sam and I haven't gotten to spend much time with her, so it felt like an okay place to spend. (She ended up getting sick, so none of us went.) I really am not sure what to do about this. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open! What I missed spending money on the most was coffee. I get really stir crazy in the winter and I wanted to go to a coffee shop about 42 times. Sam and I sometimes rearrange our furniture and make coffee to pretend we are going out to a coffee shop - he's the best sport. It was also tough when we had something MAJOR to celebrate, but we couldn't go out and get a drink or anything. Sam snagged some french fries from work and I make little cocktails at home and we made a picnic on our living room floor, so it turned out alright. So did I spend money? We spent money this month on fish liver oil (yum.), flowers for a birthday gift, toothpaste, dish soap, shampoo, and a gift card for a coworker who was leaving the school. All less than $80. Normally in a month, we spend about $200 on non-food/gas/bills related expenses. It was so liberating to have money left over at the end of the month! The one "cheat" was actually just today. I got craaaazy antsy and we decided to drive over to Willow River State Park and buy an annual state park pass (we can use that baby for 12 months since we got it so early this year!) which we would have bought sometime this year anyway. $28 - literally such a good deal, go get one!
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December 2022
I'm guessing I'll have it all figured out by the time I turn 30.
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