Friday night I went to the scrapbooking store to find out different ideas for our wedding invitations (I’m going to make them myself – not only a more economical option, but more personal too). I found out some good information: at one store any order a bride makes in bulk is 10% off; saw a few samples, one of which I really liked; and bought some paper in my colours to start coming up with a few different ideas. I put some items down as soon as I picked them up, and when my pile started to make me feel guilty for spending so much money, I went and put more items back. In the end I bought six 12x12 sheets of paper and a round embellishment. My total was a little over $10. Immediately after I left the store, there were pangs of regret flowing through my veins.
When I talked to my fiancé on the phone later that night, I told him that I spent money on something that I wasn’t happy I spent the money on. He asked me what it was, I told him and then said it was only about $10. He just reminded me it’s okay, and we have the money to buy it.
The other week, we were lazy (again) and had decided to order something for take out. I was reluctant to spend money on supper, when I knew there was food in the cupboards that we could fix for supper. My fiancé tried to convince me it was okay to take money and spend it on take-out. His reasoning, we’ve already budgeted that money, it’s already been set aside to be used for the week, we might as well use it then. I was practically devastated, since I knew that if we saved that money, we’d be able to put an additional $70 into the wedding fund! We ate pizza and had a few beers for supper that night.It’s official: I’m a hoarder. I took a quiz a couple days ago to discover what I already knew. I just need to understand how to let go, and not be so frugal. The feedback I received from the quiz I took, was quite surprising; it pegged me to a ‘T’. I am attached to my money, figuring out ways to save is lots of fun (whether it’s coupons, or budgeting), I may appear successful but secretly worry about the amount of money I have – never feeling secure, have a hard time spending money on myself, love to watch savings account grow. It also gave tips on how to change: assess goals and find out how much money it will take to reach them, make your money work as hard as you do by taking greater risks, spend the remainder of your budget after saving and investing without guilt.
March 23, 2009
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