BINGING as well as SPLURGING

very first things first: Guilty as charged.

In December, we complied with a well-controlled budget plan for buying gifts for household as well as friends. I didn’t depart (much) as well as we emerged from that month with a credit history card expense that was similar to other months. We felt great about ourselves.

By contrast, in January we’ve gone a bit nuts! complying with the holidays, we had a some gift money to spend on ourselves as well as we spent that as well as then some. Our “seed money” from relatives grew into a number of major purchases.

While we get a small bit high five for getting a great offer on a utilized HDTV via Craig’s List, the TV spawned a number of associated as well as unrelated splurges:

HD Tivo as well as rabbit ear antenna (because our direcTV doesn’t work with this new thing)

New camera (because “wah wah,” I cry, “that TV is just for you, I don’t care what we watch”)

Fancy shampoo as well as conditioner (probably allowable expense, however getting the frou frou stuff feels like something I should cut out)

New Joe’s denim (one or two pairs of seriously costly denim depending upon exactly how you count it, cuz new clothes are totally outlawed)

I have been doing some crazy shopping-feasting before my shopping-famine. I have that anxious feeling I sometimes get before a huge trip where I want to make sure I pack whatever I might potentially requirement for the week even though I understand they offer necessities like infant food as well as diapers in Ohio. It seems like my requirement to Be gotten ready for my buying freeze is starting to defeat the purpose.