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Working, Money Blues
Sep. 1st, 2020 01:03 pmI have been very good. I haven't gone out to eat, I haven't spent money I didn't account for, I kept to my budget. Meaning that when Labor Day rolls around, I'll get my new washer/dryer! WOO!
I'm just... not doing well in the mental department? No splurges to pick me up, no packages to look forward to. Nothing. I mean, I did get a $75 gift certificate to Amazon, and totally spent it quickly. I bought thread, a book (Alexander Hamilton!) and a front door mat, that has Vader on it and "Welcome to the Dark Side" on it. So, it's not that I didn't get anything, I'm just... blue, I guess.
Yes, a lot of my mental health is tied up in my money. I know that. I need a healthier relationship with money. That isn't going to happen anytime soon, and I don't do well with delayed gratification anyway. If it's going somewhere that's different this is... something else. I dunno.
We've done a lot of meal prep. A lot! And there's some in the fridge, and some cooking right now. That's good because if there is food that is cooked, I rarely order out! Which, helps because DoorDash is so expensive. And so is pizza. So, I'm hoping to not to have to order out. I mean, I know I don't "have" to, but sometimes, you want to.
So, if all my money calculations are correct, which I find out tomorrow, then I should have about $400 to go toward washer/dryer and then, the $1k that is on a credit card.
Not bad, but definitely hoping for more.
That should cover the units and the hoses that I need. If not... well, we'll just have to figure something else out, won't we?
Okay, going to have to figure something out. If the cart on Best Buy is correct, it'll be about $1410. That's a little more than I was planning.
But, I can do it. I think. I mean, it might mean having to put a few things on credit cards. I don't like that choice, but until I know something about the tax, that's going to be my best bet. It sucks! I hate it! But I've got to have a new washer/dryer. So, gotta do what ya gotta do. And yes I could put it off, but I'm not sure I could hold onto the money.
Which, would mean even more OverTime and noooooo. Cannot handle. But today, I paid bills and did what needed to be done, and even though I want Subway, I will be good.
Hopefully, this comes to an end soon.
I'm just... not doing well in the mental department? No splurges to pick me up, no packages to look forward to. Nothing. I mean, I did get a $75 gift certificate to Amazon, and totally spent it quickly. I bought thread, a book (Alexander Hamilton!) and a front door mat, that has Vader on it and "Welcome to the Dark Side" on it. So, it's not that I didn't get anything, I'm just... blue, I guess.
Yes, a lot of my mental health is tied up in my money. I know that. I need a healthier relationship with money. That isn't going to happen anytime soon, and I don't do well with delayed gratification anyway. If it's going somewhere that's different this is... something else. I dunno.
We've done a lot of meal prep. A lot! And there's some in the fridge, and some cooking right now. That's good because if there is food that is cooked, I rarely order out! Which, helps because DoorDash is so expensive. And so is pizza. So, I'm hoping to not to have to order out. I mean, I know I don't "have" to, but sometimes, you want to.
So, if all my money calculations are correct, which I find out tomorrow, then I should have about $400 to go toward washer/dryer and then, the $1k that is on a credit card.
Not bad, but definitely hoping for more.
That should cover the units and the hoses that I need. If not... well, we'll just have to figure something else out, won't we?
Okay, going to have to figure something out. If the cart on Best Buy is correct, it'll be about $1410. That's a little more than I was planning.
But, I can do it. I think. I mean, it might mean having to put a few things on credit cards. I don't like that choice, but until I know something about the tax, that's going to be my best bet. It sucks! I hate it! But I've got to have a new washer/dryer. So, gotta do what ya gotta do. And yes I could put it off, but I'm not sure I could hold onto the money.
Which, would mean even more OverTime and noooooo. Cannot handle. But today, I paid bills and did what needed to be done, and even though I want Subway, I will be good.
Hopefully, this comes to an end soon.