so it's official. i've decided to do a no spend month. and as day one is halfway over i'm already regretting it. i want wine! i need wine! someone get this girl some wine! i should have thought this through a little better.
things i did think through:
i already got my parents an anniversary gift. but i didn't wrap it.
i know what i'm wearing to the wedding i'm going to saturday. so that's out of the way.
i sent amy a card for her anniversary (hope you get it!) but i forgot about all the other anniversarys this month so obviously i'm a terrible friend.
i went grocery shopping yesterday. (not that i'm not going to go grocery shopping at all but i'll probably limit it. when i go shopping i always try to over buy like there's going to be a food shortage or i'll never be able to go grocery shopping again. - actually that's only half true. i try to grocery shop for the month. i hate that stinkin' store. so this month will be about only buying what i NEED and meal planning... or trying to.)
i am planning on giving myself an amount of money that i'm allowed to spend this month. i was thinking one paycheck worth but i think that might be too much. and i still need to figure out what's included and what's not included. like the hospital fair is this weekend and it only happens once a year so do i allow the money i spend there to count as i could get things that i need/want for the house for super cheap or does that go towards my allotment?
the plan is to pay my bills and not get anything extra. we'll see how this goes. i feel like i live this three months out of the year anyhow but now i'm making a conscious effort to keep track of these things.
like i'm refusing to buy myself lipstick. darn me. but i did allow myself to buy a headband on forever21 yesterday so i guess i'll survive.
i'm going to give my financials a look over and i'll be back with specifics. hopefully. unless i fall off the wagon. day one. no wine. lots of tude. no good.
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