Frugality! A worthy quality, a noble goal, and something I have never, ever managed to achieve. Learning to budget and save has been a constant life goal, appearing annually on my list of New Year's Resolutions, but disappearing quickly (along with the money in my bank account.)
So why not try being frugal again, but this time only for a month? Then I wouldn't feel so bad when, inevitably, I use my credit card to shop away my feelings.
That was my thinking when I started the month. I was helped in my endeavour by the greatest saving strategy ever devised: Having Just Paid the Rent With the Next Paycheque Still Seven Days Away. Eating out is one of the largest drains on my money, so I decided to drop the number of times I bought my lunch to one, and eat all of my breakfasts at home. And I did it, even though I barely have the energy in the mornings to chew.
Still, good intentions can't overcome all obstacles. And on a hectic Saturday morning that would soon transmogrify into an awful Saturday shitstorm, I had to take a taxi. Four lunches later (er, if you get pizza) I arrived at my destination.
Oh well, this was only week one. Onward and upward with the savings! Plus I can always sell one of the less essential organs if I fall off the wagon again.
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