Trying to live a thrifty life so you can spend money freely on the things you love or that mean something to you, is a great goal. It is also a lot of work. It takes planning, and a proper mindset. It is so much easier to just buy what you want regardless of the price. Society has made it easy ( and even encouraged ) us to use credit. Buy now pay later is a vicious mindset that will soon get you into a very bad place. All those shiny things you thought you had to have do not take away the anxiety you will experience when you can't pay your bills.
I am frustrated right now, as we are trying to pay off our car. Hubs truck needs to be replaced. I have been trying to not replace the tires as we many times in our lives have sold a car with brand new tires on it. But here we are again with the truck absolutely having to have new tires. It cannot wait. I was hoping to sell the truck next August. Crap and double crap. I don't want to put out the money right now. I have plans. This blows my great plans. DO I have money to pay for the new tires? Well, yes, but I would rather not. Am I going to have to charge the tires? NO, but I still don't want to buy them. All sorts of dirty words are going through my mind right now.^%$#@*&. Will we be able to get more money for the used truck with new tires? Maybe?
I need to be grateful. Five years ago I would have had to charge these tires. Grrrr.
Hubs gets his first covid shot today and I am jealous. I have to go in and give blood for my specialists appointment next week and I am so hoping that he has a fast track to a covid shot for me.
I did no sewing today, just some grocery shopping and then a nap around dinner time. Even made hubs cook his own pork chop. Had many people in the shop yesterday and I must get some sewing done today. I have found that setting the timer on my phone and working in 15 minute increments really helps. My Sissie is so smart she is the one that is always telling me to set a timer. You know things don't take any where near as long as your mind tells you they are going to take. I now have 5 wedding dresses in the shop and more coming. Gots to love me work. Gots to pay for tires I don't want.
Thrifty Thursday:
1. saved all my change in my pig bank
2. saved my $1,$5,$10,$20 bill challenge
3. saved all my $5 dollar bills up $225.00
4. filled 2 of my 100 envelopes this week
5. cooked all meals at home from scratch except one
6. used a coupon for hubs birthday in December for a free entree when you buy one at taco time. Had a nice dinner for $8.00
7. Went to rite aid to buy hair touch up with a $5.00 off coupon plus earned $4.00 in bonus cash for later.
8. no real good sales this week, but did use my points that were about to expire from Albertsons for a $7.00 off meat coupon. The only things I purchased there were a bag of romaine with a coupon, a bag of small uncooked shrimp for $3.99 a pound (the only decent sale they had) I went to look at the meat and found several nice packages of pork chops, 50% off. I bought every one. These chops were less than a dollar a pound and then I took the $7.00 off the total. My entire bill was $16.84 The clerks could not believe it. Came home and re wrapped the meat with my seal a meal SCORE
9. turned all my recipients for the week into fetch rewards
10. Used coupons at Joanns for zippers
11. made brownies for dessert for missionaries meal as I paid for Effie burgers and did not want to spend more money on a dessert.
12. made myself a new set of napkins
13. Needed another blanket for the family room as we only have one in there after I packed up the Christmas blankets. Hubs and I often want to wrap in a blanket while we watch TV. SO I thought about going to Ross or TJ Maxx for one. But instead went to lil sis's as she has a ton of lap blankets. I don't know where she gets them and I knew she actually had a couple of mine from when mom was alive. She gave me a really nice heavy blanket that matches the family room, so I did not have to buy one.
14. Purchased some really cute cotton kitchen towels for Valentines day at 90% off a few years ago and gifted them to Lil sis. She was thrilled to get them.
When things go wrong and derail your financial plans what do you do to make yourself feel better? Do you throw your hands in the air and give up? Do you bemoan the universe? I am trying to make myself feel better by counting my blessings. It is kind of working...kinda
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
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