March 1: did I go crazy and buy lots of stuff? No, not really. I did feel a sense of giddiness, but I didn’t go shopping. I made a $50 donation to charity; that solved the money burning a whole in my pocket issue. I took My Guy’s car to the shop for him on the 2nd and I’ll be paying; it needs work that wasn’t a priority to him, but now that I have more room to spend, I knew I’d feel more comfortable if the work got done. It’s a nice gift to My Guy, too, in that he has lower income right now; although it’s by choice so that he has extra time, he does still need to watch his money.
I joined Weight Watchers on 02/28/07 (yes, my $39.95 membership is coming out of Challenge money), but I was thrilled to be able to discover that it is not nearly as restrictive as I thought, and I was able to take My Guy out to Mexican food, and I spend a whole $21 total. I know that’s not a whole lot, but on the Challenge it was almost an entire month’s dining and entertainment, so it was a spree of sorts.
Other than that, no crazy spending. I have bought a lot of fresh fruits and veggies and other foods, but I am looking forward to see what happens to my grocery budget; I’m really curious how much it goes up past My Challenge average of $97 a month. I think that a lot of my spending habits are with me to stay.
Just Checking In
March 5th, 2007 at 12:18 am
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I'll miss your adventures in extreme frugality. (Was so hoping for a celebratory -- and frugal -- used convertible or something.)
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