May 29, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged coupons, poverty, saving
i feel like i should be spending less money, but i think i’m spending the same amount……just getting a lot more stuff. so am i really helping anything by putting in all this coupon effort? CVSing for nana was super fun for exactly one week, after which she didn’t seem interested. i should start keeping track of what i gave her (in ECB’s) in order to make sure she spends it on something rather than let them expire…she tends to hoard things. maybe i’m being overly sensitive but she didn’t seem to give a crap.
i DO have a lot more stuff and i never feel guilty about buying things for myself, maybe that’s the payoff. in the past, AKA pre-couponing days, there were definitely times i went without something i needed or especially something i wanted because i couldn’t afford it. that’s where the putting two or three things back right before checking out maneuver came from. it’s embarrassing to have to say “i get paid on friday, you have to wait” in response to “are we out of milk again?”. it’s also frustrating when the questioner of the milk’s absence did not then go buy milk himself. it’s a slap in the face to ask me and then not buy it. you do get paid more than twice what i do, you know.
“i will make you say out loud that you can’t afford a measley $3.49 to buy milk, then i will suggest we go out to eat. but i will not buy the milk. i will never buy the milk because i know it makes you want to cry that you don’t have $3.49, and i want to make sure that spot in the fridge stays empty until friday when you get paid.”
hmph.
May 27, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized
i’ve decided to try and never spend money again. well, that might be an exaggeration…..i’m at least making a concerted effort to drastically reduce the amount of money i spend on a regular basis. my husband thinks i’ve lost my mind and will no longer go on errands with me due to the *obscene* amount of coupons i use. i’ve seen people use far more!
anyway, the driving force behind all this: there are a few. first and foremost, i’ve been working very hard since we bought a house to get rid of all debt i had aquired pre-house and even pre-wedding. debt sticks to you, let me tell ya. i’m not going to get into actual numbers…suffice to say it was scary and i was embarassed by it. so there’s that aspect. also, food and gas costs keep rising! we need money to work on the house! we want to go on vacation! we’re trying to save up a pretty little nest egg! WHERE IS ALL THIS MONEY GOING TO COME FROM???
every dime saved is another dime to FIRST: pay off debt. SECOND: save, save, save. THIRD: treat ourselves once in a while! he hates to spend money and i think has some sort of genetic defect preventing him from putting money in a savings account. he won’t even give it to me to put in a savings account for him. hmph. that’s fine. i can make it happen.
January 11, 2008
· Filed under brain · Tagged brain
so here is my brain. on the paper. in theory, emptied without precaution and unedited, through my fingertips directly to you. how as of yet very unremarkable.
