OMG I finally get a two weeks paycheck. I forgot how it felt to have all this money, mind you, it's all going to good use. I cleared $930 for two weeks. It would be nice if I could just take this money and treat myself with shoes and clothes like some people would do, but not me. I pay what I owe. So $200 of this money is for my friend who was nice enough to lend me some money to cover my vehicle insurance which I wrote a check for, $60 is going to my cel phone bill, $165 is staying in my account for my vehicle insurance for next month, $110 is going towards my credit card, $70 is for my nephew who helped me with truck repairs, $50 is going on my prepay credit card to order my landlady's Regal order which I've been holding on to, $25 is going into my savings account towards my emergency fund and that leaves me with $250 for two weeks.
It would be nice to put all of it in the bank in my savings account or buy gold, but I have to deal with what's real. Life is happening right now. I have a cat that needs her items so I have on my list of things I must get, kitty litter, cat treats, my allergy pills, hair conditioner ( I buy the cheapest I can find) and the rest will be for food and gas. I figured out that it's costing me around $80 in gas for two weeks to travel to and from work. As long as the gas prices don't change. It's a challenge to budget for gas when the price goes up and down so often.
But it's a really nice day today and I have to remind myself that it could be worse. I have what I need today. So I better get cracking and practice self control today. I have urges to go into stores and buy things I could use, like new clothes and shoes. I haven't bought anything new in I don't know how long. My black work pants are so worn out, it's almost embarrassing to wear them, but I have no choice right now. I will see if I can manage without $5.00 this week and put it my clothing cathegory box. I have to look good at work.
It worked out great. I asked my landlady if she would drive out to Costco so I could buy chicken and pork. We each got some and now I have meat in my fridge which will probably last me almost three weeks, maybe even a bit longer. I can get the old stuff, like rice and salad as the week goes on. I'm not the greatest cook and when it comes to making something good, I feel challenged in this area. So I mainly cook as I go. The most important thing is I have food in my fridge and gas in my vehicle.
I have to choose to take care of myself. No one can do it but me. If I was lucky enough to have lots of money, I would have to worry about where I spend my money. And I wonder if those that who have lots of money are better off then I am. Really, I am learning so much about money by taking the time to look the mistakes I make and change my actions.
It's all about adapting to the circumstances that life presents me. I can choose to look at all this in anger and frustration or I can allow myself to change my thinking about money and do the best I can with the lessons I'm learning. Money is a tool, my job is to build a tool kit for my money and know that the faith I do have inside me is a tool that I can use to encourage me to keep on moving forward.
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It worked out great. I asked my landlady if she would drive out to Costco so I could buy chicken and pork. We each got some and now I have meat in my fridge which will probably last me almost three weeks, maybe even a bit longer. I can get the old stuff, like rice and salad as the week goes on. I'm not the greatest cook and when it comes to making something good, I feel challenged in this area. So I mainly cook as I go. The most important thing is I have food in my fridge and gas in my vehicle.
I have to choose to take care of myself. No one can do it but me. If I was lucky enough to have lots of money, I would have to worry about where I spend my money. And I wonder if those that who have lots of money are better off then I am. Really, I am learning so much about money by taking the time to look the mistakes I make and change my actions.
It's all about adapting to the circumstances that life presents me. I can choose to look at all this in anger and frustration or I can allow myself to change my thinking about money and do the best I can with the lessons I'm learning. Money is a tool, my job is to build a tool kit for my money and know that the faith I do have inside me is a tool that I can use to encourage me to keep on moving forward.
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