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34 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

losing myself

March 20th, 2009 at 02:13 pm

So, I'm not sure whats going on with me- if this is a transitional phase for me or maybe I am different now. I have lost my interest in money!!!

It's true. I don't care anymore. I barely keep track of my expenses (but I do...but not meticulously). I just spend money when I feel like it. I don't watch MSNBC anymore, and I don't care about the dollar figures in my bank accounts.

Being as involved with my money as I was when I was saving for a house took up a lot of my time. I no longer want to devote that time to my money.

I don't know if it's guilt because I am eating out with friends several times a week, I am still buying things for the house, or if I no longer care because I am no longer saving up for a big ticket item.

BUT there is some hope yet. Finally! Things have slowed down around the house where I no longer "need" anything for it. So the purchases have stopped. And! I have a few "big" projects I want to do now that I previously didn't plan for (move a palm tree to close to the house, repour concrete front steps)and maybe that will inspire me to start getting financially minded again.

I am very motivated to get a job, so hopefully actually working for money will cause me to take an interest in where it goes.

I don't want to be in debt. I don't want to be irresponsible! I don't want to wake up one day and be years away from financial freedom! I am going to try and be a smidge more responsible and hope that kicks me into gear.

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5 Responses to “losing myself”

my english castle Says:
March 20th, 2009 at 05:49 pm 1237571388
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I think we all get that way sometimes--especially after all your house saving and all that. For me, I run hot and cold when the best temp is probably lukewarm. I hate to obsess about money, but need to be balanced.
Apprentice Bliss Hunter Says:
March 21st, 2009 at 01:52 am 1237600373
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You're not a robot.. either am I or any of us....

We will slip up... well "slip up" actually means we're berating ourselves because our standards are so high.... there are people your age with no house, no hubbie, who spend like you on a bad week all the time....

you're ahead of the game... smile.. you're doing fine !!

Personally I NEED a blow-out every now and then.... for one.. it's FUN.. two.... it's me exploring that sspect of what it is to be human - frivolous and care-fee... whether that is eating an entire banoffi pie or booking a weekend away at short notice....

I think it's important not to blow your slip-ups out of proportion.... a doctor once told my mother (who was dieting) when she overeats one day... just to forget about it, wake up the next day and start again.... kinda like hitting Reload on a computer game... new day - new game !!
Amber Says:
March 21st, 2009 at 02:31 am 1237602713
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I agree, I think once we have reached our goals like saving for a house we get a little lax. It's ok it happens to the best of us. But what about setting a different goal, like paying your house off early or saving for an EF
Tic Toc Says:
March 21st, 2009 at 01:29 pm 1237642163
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Gamecock, it could simply be the winter humdrums. This will pass with the spring sunshine and birdsong.
whitestripe Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 04:43 am 1237869784
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i do that all the time lol. i look back and I have a month here and there where i havent tracked my spending. this month i haven't really been tracking it either because of all the moving. (also - i dont really care to know how much we spent on takeaway food when our kitchen stuff was packed up). i am trying to get motivated to track it properly again too.
once we're settled in i htink the one motivating factor for me is tracking how much we have paid off extra from the mortgage.

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losing myself

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