Learning from my debt, one paycheck at a time.
It's been 7 months since my last post, and I'm back with a confession. So this is hard for me to write, but I have started slipping down a path of increased spending, overspending, and almost, thought not quite, debt accumulation. This has been stopping me from being able to achieve any of my savings … Continue reading Relapse
So yesterday I decided to look at my historical spending trends in YNAB (my budgeting software) in order to see where I am doing well and where I could do better, and what I came away with was this: I am spending way too much on groceries. I think this has been sort of a … Continue reading Overspending on Groceries (Whole Foods is my Kryptonite)
Makeup, fashion, waxing, lotions, creams, self-tanners, manis, pedis, perfume: it's all really EXPENSIVE. Like Dolly Parton said: "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap." Even if you are just doing basic level things (brushing your teeth, washing your hair, wearing deodorant of some form, moisturizing occasionally, maybe wearing mascara, lip chap, etc), … Continue reading Beauty, Fashion, & General Girl Stuff: What are you willing to pay for?