Day54, well iv e been very busy, and didn't get a chance to write this morning, I am hot , sweaty and tired, but happy about where I am. We are moving into the black apartments tomorrow and I'm kind of looking forward to it, although it will be weird living in that huge building with only one other tenant. I am going out to buy a camera today so I can continue to take pictures and write about this project, I believe it will be fun to write about the daily progress and it will keep me looking forward to the end result. Well imp going to go take a shower and go eat dinner; we'll talk more in a while.
Now that I have had time to think I know exactly what I would like to talk about, being frugal. It seems money has always left my hand as quick as it got there, it used to be on drugs and now I want a cd player, digital camera, new laptop, and a ski boat. Well just like I used to do any time I got money I would run to the drug house, well now I run to wall mart and spend it as fast as I can, or at least that's what I was going to do. You see I found a laptop at Wal-Mart that I can afford next week and today I was going to get a camera, but I want to get two that are compatible with each other and the computer doesn't say on the box which card it takes, I almost went and bought a camera anyway hoping it would be the right memory card until john said why don't you just wait till next week and buy them both? Wow, this thought never occurred to me, only buy what you can right now. Needless to say I didn't buy the camera and I will wait till next week, this is a very important step in breaking those old habits and that's what this is all about, getting a life. I will start paying a lot closer attention to my money and what im spending, truly think about big purchases before I make them, well that's it for today, see you tomorrow, James
Day54, well iv e been very busy, and didn't get a chance to write this morning, I am hot , sweaty and tired, but happy about where I am. We are moving into the black apartments tomorrow and I'm kind of looking forward to it, although it will be weird living in that huge building with only one other tenant. I am going out to buy a camera today so I can continue to take pictures and write about this project, I believe it will be fun to write about the daily progress and it will keep me looking forward to the end result. Well imp going to go take a shower and go eat dinner; we'll talk more in a while.
Now that I have had time to think I know exactly what I would like to talk about, being frugal. It seems money has always left my hand as quick as it got there, it used to be on drugs and now I want a cd player, digital camera, new laptop, and a ski boat. Well just like I used to do any time I got money I would run to the drug house, well now I run to wall mart and spend it as fast as I can, or at least that's what I was going to do. You see I found a laptop at Wal-Mart that I can afford next week and today I was going to get a camera, but I want to get two that are compatible with each other and the computer doesn't say on the box which card it takes, I almost went and bought a camera anyway hoping it would be the right memory card until john said why don't you just wait till next week and buy them both? Wow, this thought never occurred to me, only buy what you can right now. Needless to say I didn't buy the camera and I will wait till next week, this is a very important step in breaking those old habits and that's what this is all about, getting a life. I will start paying a lot closer attention to my money and what im spending, truly think about big purchases before I make them, well that's it for today, see you tomorrow, James
Day54, well iv e been very busy, and didn't get a chance to write this morning, I am hot , sweaty and tired, but happy about where I am. We are moving into the black apartments tomorrow and I'm kind of looking forward to it, although it will be weird living in that huge building with only one other tenant. I am going out to buy a camera today so I can continue to take pictures and write about this project, I believe it will be fun to write about the daily progress and it will keep me looking forward to the end result. Well imp going to go take a shower and go eat dinner; we'll talk more in a while.
Now that I have had time to think I know exactly what I would like to talk about, being frugal. It seems money has always left my hand as quick as it got there, it used to be on drugs and now I want a cd player, digital camera, new laptop, and a ski boat. Well just like I used to do any time I got money I would run to the drug house, well now I run to wall mart and spend it as fast as I can, or at least that's what I was going to do. You see I found a laptop at Wal-Mart that I can afford next week and today I was going to get a camera, but I want to get two that are compatible with each other and the computer doesn't say on the box which card it takes, I almost went and bought a camera anyway hoping it would be the right memory card until john said why don't you just wait till next week and buy them both? Wow, this thought never occurred to me, only buy what you can right now. Needless to say I didn't buy the camera and I will wait till next week, this is a very important step in breaking those old habits and that's what this is all about, getting a life. I will start paying a lot closer attention to my money and what im spending, truly think about big purchases before I make them, well that's it for today, see you tomorrow, James
Spending too much money can be a drug in and of itself! Be careful with that one. Maybe think about getting a lit of furnature too for your new apartment? If you look on craigslist, there are usually people giving away lots of stuff, including furnature. Frugality in many areas can make it so you can spend more on things that are important to you if you save money in the first place. Good luck! Love you, Karin
ReplyDeletesounds like you have reached a new high.....with making good decisions......proud of you....been busy and relaxing a bit......sorry I have not been commenting but I have read you posts almost every day......Hugs Aunt P
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog every day and commenting occassionally - how strange for me to realize that you are working for either my brother or Dad (both named John) when you mentioned the Black Apartments renovation...
ReplyDeleteYes, it's easy to become a spend-a-holic! It's good you recognize that and are willing to put the breaks on impulse buying! You know, it's like growing up. In a lot of ways, you're probably still an adolescent when it comes to decision making, because that's probably the stage of life you were in when you started using, and your addiction arrested your ability to mature psychologically and emotionally, let alone spiritually. Now that you've been clean for a significant amount of time, you have a chance to grow mature in your decision making process. This is a sign of continued healing! Praise the Lord!
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Jack
i'm glad you are thinking about different aspects of life. Impulse buying can be a way of saying live today..tomorrow may not come. But tomorrow does come and it is so much more fulfilling when you plan for it!Now that you know you can make it through today you can really start planning for real tomorrow. In rality Wanting to buy a boat may not be part of the plan for quite a while. Everyone needs a dream--otherwise how can you have a dream come true. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteHey Jimmy, Definitely a step forward. We live in a soul destroying society and buying crap is up there with drug use for ways people try to kill the pain. Tell us more about where these apartments are. Love ~d
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