So I made it through another weekend. I wish I could say I was as good about my spending as I want to be, but that is not the truth. I’ve decided that frugal or not, this year is going to have its surprises.
I had a surprise from a good friend of mine this weekend. Now the surprise is a still a secret so I can’t reveal that just yet, however the news prompted me to buy some flowers, a card and take her out to dinner. You can probably guess how my budget felt this weekend – STRETCHED! I worried about it some as I drove home from my extravagant evening out ($25 at The Spaghetti Factory, $25 for a bouquet of flowers, $5 for a card) and how I would tell my readers. This is the most I’ve spent on a weekend since I started my “frugal year.” Granted, this is only weekend #2 in the frugal year. However, that stresses me even more. How is it possible I have spent extra money and it is only week 2?? HOW!?!
I think the lesson I should learn from this weekend is this: life happens. I can have all of the best intentions, but I can’t predict life. I would prefer to be the kind of person who celebrates life over one who cares so much about money I can’t celebrate in a good friend’s good news. Although, I know in there will be times in the future I will have to make harder decisions when it comes to spending.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to share this good news with the world soon enough.
Check back often – I hope to have another awesome money adventure in the near future.
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