Spending Fast – Day 27/28/29
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This has not been a great 3 days finance wise. Tuesday my husband and I went out for lunch before the kids were out of school for the summer. My car was dead when we got out. Apparently our fan got a short and was going non stop draining the battery. So we got the short fixed and bought a new car battery.
Then it was time to get some clothes for a wedding this weekend. I was fine with a dress I had. But my white sandals, black sandals and blue sandals were a wreck when I brought out my summer shoes. I got rid of them earlier last month. My daughter is casual and had nothing for a wedding. My son outgrew all of his good pants and shoes. After going to a zillion stores we found a dress my daughter would wear along with sandals she loves. We didn’t find any clothes for my son. And I didn’t try anything on.
Time to find some shoes. I wear a size 5 shoe and I didn’t find any shoes my size at any of the other stores until we got to Payless. I found the perfect white pair of sandals…and cute red shoes with a bow…and pink polka dot slides…and brown heels. I talked myself into them because they were my size and on sale. But, I really didn’t need 4 pairs of shoes.
Afterwards I wanted to go Barnes and Noble and splurge on books or Office Max for some cool pens. Once a little money was spent I found myself wanting to spend more. That was so weird. I didn’t go to any other stores, but went straight home.
I took my son to Target today to see if we could find pants there for him. And we did – along with shoes, a shirt and underwear.
The reason I try to stay away from Target is I usually get more than what I need. So along with kitty litter, laundry detergent and napkins, I got nail polish and chocolate.
I shouldn’t have any shopping to do tomorrow!
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It’s funny how it happens..just one taste of spending leads to more and more.
But you’ve done well all this time, so I know you’ll get back on track!
Thanks Niki!
That’s a lot of shoes! But now you have a nice wardrobe of footwear, and the whole family will look spiffy at the wedding.
Speaking of shoes, I’ve had my eye on a pair of red shoes for several months. The store now has a 20% markdown, so if they’re still there after the spending fast is over, I may go get them. They would go nicely with the new summer dress I got on sale back in March – that I still haven’t worn!
This past week went pretty well. We had a guest preacher on three evenings, and I put something in the offering on two evenings. I was thankful that someone had paid back a small debt, so I had the cash to put in the basket.
Lunch was Subway on two days – I just didn’t have time to prepare my lunch like I’ve been doing, but Subway is a pretty cheap alternative.
I postponed a trip to the garage till next week. In spite of the fast, cash flow at the end of the month is tight and will be till I’ve caught up from the balloon payment for my car that came due in April.