January Week 1

First week of the new year! I am always in expectation and I cannot wait to see where I am financially 6 months from now. I am seriously thinking about getting a second job to handle future expenses as well as beef up my savings account. I have been reading about emergency funds. I had an emergency fund but that has went out the window sometime last year. I plan to start that back up ASAP.

I went to Hobby Lobby while visiting my family and found some great artwork for my home. I went back to the store in my city a week later and they had everything I brought on sale for 50% off. I went to get my receipts and was able to get my money back on all of things I brought. Frugal tip: If something goes on sale right after you purchase it go back with your receipt and get the sale price.

Other than my Hobby Lobby experience I have been spending extra money on food. If you could hear my thoughts you would think that I was over 400 lbs. If you know me then you know I am no where near that. I promise you at times I thought I had the good angel and the bad angel on my shoulders telling if I should or should not buy things lol. It was crazy but after really thinking about some purchases (especially junk food) I realized that I didn’t need whatever I was contemplating. I did have a proud moment on Friday when I was able to use a coupon at McDonalds and get two premium sandwiches for the price of one. A month ago I would have brought a meal for lunch and then went back for dinner and spent $10.00 instead of $5.00.

The weekend is here and I am on chill mode. I have not been into many stores and dont plan to go. I don’t need anything and I do not need to go around trying to find stuff to need lol. I hope you all have had a great week and are having a pleasant weekend 🙂

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Have a great week 🙂