- Monday: I am always tempted by the start of the week, and usually have something forgotten from the grocery shopping of Sunday.
- Tuesday: My weekly "dinner out" ritual, that I want to return to
- Wednesday: Coffee cart?
- Thursday: Coffee cart?
- Friday: Coffee cart?
- Saturday: Coffee in the a.m. with friends, errands
- Sunday: Breakfast out, groceries and household necessaries.
Better question for me: why not? I became conscious a few years ago that I was consistently buying myself "something pretty" on Mondays, on my way home. Like a bottle of wine, ice cream, shampoo, whatever -- anything to "treat" myself.
Little drips... |
Bad practice. It is, after all, the little drips and drops of cashflow that really undo us. I know I won't drop $150 in one afternoon... but over 2 semesters... I will drop that much JUST on coffee. Or a muffin. Or lip balm. Or a magazine. Or... see what I mean? And that's $150 on top of groceries, rent, bills, gas, necessary expenses, entertainment, etc. That is just the frosting on the cupcake: not quite essential, but filled with calories, nonetheless.
...become huge sinking drains of cash |
In essence, I need to resist impulsive/thoughtless shopping. I need to resist the coffee cart, period. The money goes directly to the athletic program, which I protest, since the cart is in the arts school and we have 1/10 the budget of the sports programs, so boo! hiss! Also, that's $2/cup... which is ridiculous on an $8/week basis. (The personal is political!)
So, for 2012 Thursday becomes "No Spend Thursday." Let's see how it goes.
This is a really great idea. I am going to figure out a day to do this. Wish me luck!
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