I tend to overdo things. This often gets me into a lot of trouble.
Remember when I sold my car and I was all, “all my money problems are gone! weeee!”
Well, somehow, that is no longer the case. It’s not something I’ve wanted to admit, but I seem to have ended up in a bit of a financial pickle once again.
You see, I have this mentality that you can’t take your riches with you and you should use the money you have to have as much fun as possible. Saving is for chumps, right?
Actually… wrong. But it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks, mmkay?
Living in the city, going on/planning several trips, and having a few weeks of online shopping turrets has squashed the financial cushion I’d built up.
The good thing is that I am still in a much better place as far as debt goes now. I have zero of that.
But, I also seem to have zero money as well. And it’s my fault. I spent it all. Shit happens.
But, I don’t regret any of my purchases (minus the pesky cell phone replacement that I do seriously regret). I’ve had a fun summer, and there’s more fun to come. If I have to be broke as a result, well then I’ll do it.
But now I’m forced to be a bit frugal again, which I hate, but such is life.
This would be fine, but I’m also having to be frugal with the amount of food I eat.
The weight watchers honeymoon is over, and while I’m still dedicated to it, I’m starting to miss eating everything I want.
In my true style, I went back to eating all the things at Firefly this weekend, and I’m paying for in now. (For the record, I actually reigned it in on the boozing somehow – I was hangover free all three days. Go me!)
I do not do well with restraint.
With a lot of groaning, I can be frugal or I can eat healthy – one or the other – BUT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME?!
I’m going crazy.
The inevitability of me hiding in my closet eating a gallon of ice cream with a wooden spoon and talking to my purses (a partial reason for my brokeness) is eminent.
Until then, I’m hiding my credit cards from myself and eating healthy, affordable home-cooked meals when I can. Like this one, which was amazing.
We made Skinny Taste’s Stuffed Buffalo chicken breasts last night, and they were amazing! I used Laughing Cow cream cheese instead of blue cheese because I hate it, and omitted the lemon juice but other than that everything was the same. So good.
Skinny Taste has been my go-to WW recipe blog so far. They’re usually a lot better than the sponsored ones on the WW site. And the recipes are good and don’t taste like diet food, so even if you’re not being food frugal like I am – you’ll enjoy them.
That’s just a little tip from me to you. It will cost you five dollars.
Come on, help a sister out?
My dad once told me that the reason you work is so you can buy the things you want. I may have taken him a bit too literally, because when I want something, I buy it. It’s a problem. I totally feel your pain.
Haha, that’s funny. We’re always so similar. I admitted to my dad once that I live beyond my means, expecting him to give me a dad lecture and teach me how to be a grown up. Instead, he just said, “Well, I think we all do.” And so I took that as an excuse to keep overspending.
I JUST started getting better at saving, but prior to this epiphany, Brandon and I were forever living by the “what’s it good for if you don’t spend it!” mentality. It’s not easy, and there are a bajilliondy thousand things I desperately want, but I find that if I make myself think about something else when I’m jonesing to buy something it gets better.
That “something else” is me, right?
Love skinny taste! I’ve not seen her recipe for that but I’ve made those before. Yum.
I have the same problem with money; I do so well and then the next thing I know boxes start arriving at my door. Weird.
Also, I am still dying for Dunkin Donuts blueberry cake. And a sausage egg and cheese croissant.
Mmmm. Donuts.
My credit card balance goes up and down in severity. It’s like I pay it off and then go OMG I NEED TO BUY EVERYTHING BC I CAN!!!!
Actually, I can’t. So why I do it? I dunno…
You really get me.
I can be the same way. When I suddenly went from saving up for a house with someone to furnishing my own apartment, I went a little spend happy. But, the things I got make me smile so I guess it works out.
I’ll be eating more homecooked meals now.
Money CAN buy happiness
Ah, such is the financial plight of being in your 20′s. I think a lot of us can relate.
I do, however, have BIGTIME spender’s guilt, so I can go for a long time without buying stuff and then the dam breaks and I buy all the things. Yoyo spending is obviously very healthy. I love Skinny Taste! I’d been eyeing that chicken dish, I’ll have to try it.
I wish I had more spender’s guilt. I think it would be very beneficial to my life.
Saving is so boring
Being a grown up sucks!
On another note, Skinny Taste’s recipes are pretty damn tasty.
It really is boring. Sigh.
If it’s any consolation, the older I get the more I realize I can’t take it with me, and the less anal I get about spending money. It’s hard to find that perfect balance though…
Have a great weekend my friend!
Yeah, I never want to save so much I never splurge and have fun, but I want to get to a point where I’m a wee bit more responsible
Why is buffalo anything so danggggggg good?!??! I feel like I’ve been spending a small fortune on going out to eat lately too, I’m trying to cook once or twice a week but there is just too much yuminess all around my new place and it’s hard to resist hahaha! HAPPY FRIDAY woman
Haha, I know. Any “healthy” buffalo recipe I stumble upon immediately makes it onto my meal plan for that week. I looove the spice!