I've been thinking about how to describe this little episode over the weekend; vacation? mental lapse? reward? when there is really only one thing to describe it as: IR-RE-F-ING-SPONSIBLE!!
I'm not going to catch up on the last weeks money spent and whatnot, because it's so tiny compared to what I spent over the course of 4 days. So here it is:
I spent about $477 from Friday night to Tuesday evening. Thanks to Marissa, this total was held short of $500 (she paid for a Starbucks and movie for me. Thanks ;) ).
Here's the rundown, and you won't want to miss what I'm going to do next!
| -70 | drinks and food |
| -111 | gambling |
| -18 | drinks |
| -7 | drinks |
| -20 | gas |
| -26 | drinks |
| -25 | food |
| -46 | golf |
| -20 | drinks |
| -17.5 | drinks |
| -3 | parking |
| -5 | parking |
| -20 | food |
| -53 | golf |
| -28 | drinks |
| -13 | food |
| 20 | R/b for drinks and food |
| -15 | drinks and food |
Yup. I went gambling. Yup, a lot of that is drinks. It's not that I haven't wanted to hit the casino since this thing has started, because I have, it's that it was 3:30 am after some drinks and good times with friends and I was feeling lucky. Oh, and I had ZERO will power! No excuse, but that's it plain and simple. DUMB!
About $200 of all that was spent on drinks too! How ridiculous! Granted, I had a great time this weekend, but at what cost? The interest on my student loans and credit cards?
Here it comes. Mom, you can stop worrying now.
I am not going to BUY one single drink of alcohol for at least August. wow...
Sounds so simple, yet I know it will be tough. I'm not giving up on it altogether, but I will not spend a dime on it for all of August. This isn't a goal either. It is a statement.
I'm sure you can think of other areas to save money, but my logic is this: I spend a lot of money on it, it's expensive and it makes me spend even more money. Simple.
I'd be lying if that were the only reason I'm doing this though. I've sat here doing this blog, thinking about all the things I want to do and should do and I've had, oh I'd say 'average' success with them. A few victories here, a few setbacks there. This is something that I know will be difficult beyond what I can even comprehend, which sounds so STUPID as I'm typing, but (double negative alert) if I can't NOT do something, what makes me think I can ADD MORE things TO do?
This will be an ultimate test of will power for me and I'm nervous. I need a stiff drink ;)
And to all my friends, if we're out and you feel like hookin a brotha up, I won't turn it down! I'll get you back at some point in the future, but not if I'm homeless and broke, which is where I'll be if I don't get my stuff STRAIGHT!
Oh and just so you all know, the whole 'exercise 3/week BEFORE work' thing flat out fell off the face of the Earth. I will be changing that to 'EXERCISE 3/WEEK whenever'. Hopefully without alcohol, getting up early will be easier, but we shall see.
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