Spending seems to be high for us right now. Band expenses, getting new phones, items for the yard, and a few spring clothing items.
I want to go looking for curtain rods for our bedroom and maybe new curtains. (I thought our old ones would work, but they are not wide enough...should have left them with the old house I guess). I also wouldn't mind some spring clothes for this smaller body I seem to be getting with losing weight. I decided that for this week, just this week, I can wait on those items. We have really already spent all the money we set aside to spend this month. I don't feel those items are worth using our savings for.
Instead, I have decided to work on things at home that don't cost any money. Already this morning I pulled out previously purchased paint and put one coat on one wall of our bedroom (it is an accent color). I will do the other coat in a little while. I will spend some time working out, which is free or already paid for. I have some organizing tasks I want to complete, which also require no spending. And I have an item I previously purchased at Target I need to get price adjusted, as well as return an item to Lowe's.
I think I have enough things to keep me busy this week and out of the stores buying things. I will still likely buy the items, but just wait until we have spending money again on the first of June. It doesn't hurt to wait.
In other updates, I sold a book on Ebay. And I have another Pinecone survey payment coming in. So a few more snowflakes to end the month of May!
Has your spending been higher than it was a few months ago? Do you find spring and summer to be more expensive than other months? Are you waiting to make any purchases?
Spending Has Been High, So Here's the Plan
May 28th, 2014 at 02:31 pm
May 28th, 2014 at 05:17 pm 1401297464
I presume the clothes you plan to buy aren't on sale or you await a coupon or some discount. If disposable income from May has been disbursed, It's simple to reduce the sum allocated for June by the amount spent...borrowing from yourself. If you charge it, the bill won't post to the account until June if you prefer.
I've rolled out the two bins of summer garb for closet change-out. at'sThe research says we were 20% of our clothes 80% of the time. It helps to reverse hangers are the start of the season to see at a glance what's not worn.
I saw Gretta Monahan's demo of closet organization for summer and thought I'd try it out. She creates total outfits on each hanger including accessories in a zip bag hung over the hanger's hook. You just wear the next outfit up and are more likely to actually wear everything. After washing re-mix, hang a new combination at the right end of the rod. I'm hoping DH will go along with the plan since we're so much more casual when the school term wraps up.
May 28th, 2014 at 06:19 pm 1401301185
May 29th, 2014 at 03:32 pm 1401377571