It was $1 sale time at Rag O Rama. As the name might suggest, this is when the store (basically a trendier thrift store) takes a bunch of stuff out of storage and marks it all $1. Yes, a single dollar. Believe you me, I sorely wanted to go and "just look" but I think we all know that never really works (it only $1!) so I stayed home.And what I did instead of shopping:
I realized on Friday that I was bored/lonely and, thus, tempted to go shopping but instead Iwent to Baja Sol and had amazing burritos with a friend. I might just have to invent a new type of therapy- burrito therapy. I think it would be a hit. They also have an awesome salsa bar at Baja Sol with at least 25 different salsas to choose from which is like heaven for me.
And that was pretty much my weekend, since on Sunday I mostly studied and cleaned. And reorganized my closet. Which sounds lame, except that I love reorganizing. Plus I got to banish my fugly blue clothes hamper to the closet so that it doesn't sit in the middle of the room anymore.
I found that I felt a lot better about going out to eat and buying gifts this weekend because I hadn't already wasted my money on other stuff. I was able to really enjoy myself because I wasn't stressed thinking "I already spent $20 on makeup (or $1 clothes), so I shouldn't really buy dinner..." Instead, I just went out and enjoyed myself. And that was really, really nice to not have to worry about the money all that much. Which is not to say that I will be eating out every night- just that as an every-now-and-then thing, it's not going to kill me IF I keep my other spending in check. Could it be that I *gasp* learned something already?!
How was your weekend? (PS I just realized that half of this post is about food. I like to eat. A lot.)
Also:
The Spending Hiatus
Spending Hiatus Week 1
Spending Hiatus Week 2
Things to Do Instead of Shopping (apparently I should add in eating a whole lot)
Sounds like you're doing really well on the spending hiatus, and see how much less stressful it makes things for you :-)
ReplyDeleteThat burger sounds insane. It's making me crave a burger... Haha
That burger IS insane. I can't wait. Mm burger. :)
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I would so much rather spend my money on food rather than any thing else. I totally would have gone for the burritos too!
ReplyDeleteI also love how guilt-free my little lunches, dinners, coffees and drinks have become! Much better when there's not a whole load of other things already splurged on. Yay for us.
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