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Day nine of my low spending month… and all is well.

September 9, 2009 By Megan Smith

As I’ve mentioned, this has been a rough few months for my budget, so I’m treating September as a low spending month.  It’s not a no-spending month – I’m impressed with people who can do that, but I’m not one of them.  But I’m only buying necessities for as long as possible.  So far, so good.  For example, I ran out of the hair product that I use to tame my unruly curly hair, so I stopped in the salon to pick up a new bottle.  I didn’t even let myself look at all of the other products, because I knew I would be sucked in by a new lotion or lipgloss.  (My hands are very dry from all this handwashing, after all.  But no, I have perfectly good lotion and don’t need anything new.)

Of course, what helps is that I discovered that October is a three paycheck month, and I typically bank most of that, but put a bit of it into the budget for spending.  I’ve been coveting a new winter coat since last September, as mine is showing some wear, so I have promised myself that I can get a new coat with some of that third paycheck if I stay on track for September.  Sure, it might be a bit frivolous, as my current coat will definitely last another season, but it’s a useful frivolous purchase.  Girl’s gotta look good while keeping warm, after all!

I have to admit though, all the Labor Day sale e-mails made it tough to not spend.  While I don’t need anything, it’s always tempting to browse when those sales occur.

Also, how is it already September 9th?  Where does the time go?  I can’t help but think of those days as a kid when a week felt like an ETERNITY.  I never believed the grown-ups who said that time passed faster the older you got.  They were right.

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Comments

  1. Mrs. Smith says

    September 9, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    I hear ya on the Labor day sales, all of those bedsheets & towels were calling my name, but I resisted!!

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