Like I said before, it feels good to see the good numbers increase and the bad numbers decrease each month. God, is it slow though. Oh well…I should get a nice little bump up in the amount I can contribute soon – details in next post.
As for the bankrate.com experiment – You’ll notice I only made it to day 5. Why is that? ‘Cause weekdays are easy to keep track of – it’s the weekends when you’re out and about that are difficult. Let’s face it – I’ve said it before – I need to make whatever I do painless and automatic or else eventually I just won’t do it anymore.
The first step in victory is learning where it is you’re most likely to lose.
…is that a quote? ‘Cause I think it sounds good…and I’m pretty sure I just made that up.
Iced Coffee & Cinnamon Roll – $3.79
Iced Coffee & Bagel w/ Plain Cream Cheese – $3.15
Whole Foods Salad – $5.00
Dinner Trip to Shaws – $14.00
Friday’s total – $25.94
Coffee – $1.79
Lunch – $7.00
Coke Zero – $1.00
- no dinner -
Thursday’s total – $9.79
Coffee & Croissant – $3.54
Coke Zero – $1.00
Coke – $1.00
Dinner Out – $35.00
Wednesday’s total – $40.54
Coffee – $1.79
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream – $5.24
Dinner Groceries @ Star Market – $10.00
My lunch was free today courtesy of a “work-thing”.
Tuesday’s total – $17.03
Coffee & Croissant – $3.54
WholeFoods Garden Salad – $5.00
20oz. Coke Zero – $1.00
Dinner Groceries @ Star Market – $18.00
Monday’s total: $27.54
Today, when reading the introduction to the 7-day spending challenge on Bankrate.com, I began to think I was reading a story written about me…
“I was trying to go from Monday to Monday,” says Vitale. “I carried a little notebook and would write it down if I stopped for coffee or went to the drugstore. Wednesday night I went to buy gas and I didn’t have enough cash. I had to resort to my credit card to get me through the rest of the week. I was shocked and a little disappointed.”
So, I’m going to subject myself to the 7-day challenge and document it on COD (that’s Climbing Out of Debt by the way).
