Friday, January 23, 2009

Forgive Me Father, For I have Sinned........

It's been 4 post since my last confession.

I've been a bad girl this week. I went out to lunch not once but twice this week with some of my coworkers. $40 down the drain. At least I paid cash for these lunches.

I also charged 2 things on my credit card. I haven't charged anything in months.

My mothers birthday is on Sunday and I needed to get her a gift ($50 gift card to Barnes & Noble). Due to my bad planning I did not have cash on hand to handle the transaction, and I didn't want to give her an IOU until next Friday. After all, she let me move in with her in what was supposed to be her quiet retirement.

For myself I bought some clothing from my store ($70). I bought a sweater (marked down), a sleeveless turtleneck (also marked down), a blouse, and a sleeveless shirt. Did I need more clothes? Not really. But I did it anyway.

So, now I have $120 charged on a credit card. But I wrote my budget for February and will have the new charges paid for by the end of the month.

What is the penitence for this sin? 10 Hail Marys?
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6 comments:

  1. 444January 23, 2009 at 8:14 PM

    You've got to live a little!

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  2. jpkittieJanuary 24, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    oh no!!! lol you are doing just fine... dont' beat yourself up over it. if we dont' give in a little, you will totally go out on a spending spree! that woudl be a budget breaker!

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  3. shelbug99January 26, 2009 at 9:37 PM

    You really do have to give in from time to time or you will have a big spending spree. It's very hard to live uber-frugally 100% of the time.

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  4. outfromunderJanuary 27, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    i totally agree with everyone, you have to give in a little bit. i deprive myself so much that i go bananas, once i start spending i can't stop. my current goal is to get that animalistic behavior under control. besides, think of the money you saved on the sales items. sigh, i'm an enabler sometimes.

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  5. SamJanuary 27, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    Thanks everyone. It's nice to have a support system.

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    10 hail marys and... well, you already tweaked your budget to ensure it is paid off. I think we have to deviate once in a while or we will go insane! lol. $120 can easily be forgiven. You do like the clothes you bought, right?

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