Filed under: a few of my favorite things, fear and loathing, perfectly impossible | Tags: credit cards, debt, drinking, money, new year's resolution, savings, shopping
Ah, money. What I wouldn’t give to live without you. Wait. That’s inaccurate. I already live without you. Yet you still manage to cause such a burden in my life (and even more so in the lives of those closest to me, but that’s a whole other story).
This year, i’m conquering you, money. I will capture you and lock you up in an airtight account where no one but me can get to you. And I will keep you there just long enough to give you to the sadistic bill collectors who clog up my e-mail inbox every month. No longer will you get to enjoy reckless shopping sprees where you disappear and i end up with heinous shirts i only end up wearing once. Gone are the days of buying rounds and rounds of shots for people i hardly know. Goodbye fast food and lattes — it’s homemade lunches and free office coffee for me, and Visa smorgasbords for you.
Don’t worry, money. We’ll still see each other once in awhile. Just not as often. Ya see, I recently did some math and discovered we would have a much stronger relationship if I used you to better myself — not that the years of buying overpriced clothes, drinking far too much and eating crappy food weren’t fun. It’s just that, I’ll be 25 soon. And when I was little (when I still thought you grew on a magical tree at my daddy’s store), I thought I’d be in a much different place when I hit 25. I thought I’d own a castle in the middle of a deserted island with servants catering to my every wish. And while I’m not doing so terribly, I’d still like to own something resembling that dream sooner rather than later.
I hope you understand what this means, money, and i hope you’ll do your darnedest not to tempt me. Stop convincing me to “window shop” or meet up with my friends for “just a drink or two.” This spending detox will be good for both of us, I promise.
8 Comments
Um.. honey chipotle chicken is totally reasonably priced though, right? And what do you mean daddy’s money tree isn’t real.. surely you jest?
Comment by twogirlsviews January 9, 2008 @ 2:29 pmMy dearest OpenToeShoeExposedToAtmosphericMoisture,
All this time, you’ve taken and spread me around…with your friends. (shudder) Used me to get everything you wanted. What did I ever ask for from you? Have I ever complained?!
Damn you for your “rational thinking”. You can’t hold out against me forever.
I’ll be back.
Comment by Money January 10, 2008 @ 12:25 pmIt’s not so much money you are cursing, as easy credit and debt. A few years ago I worked to put myself on the positive side of money. It wasn’t easy, but it felt so good when I got to the point where I was in control of my money, and it wasn’t controlling me. One thing that helped me was to look at how much I spent on interest during the year, and gave myself that money as my reward when I got my credit card payed off. Also make sure to give yourself a little bit of spending money every month. When you feel deprived is when you overspend. Good luck!
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