http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/07/24/five-ways-to-get-back-on-track/#comment-39144 GrannyAnnie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:39:11 +0000 http://www.paidtwice.com/2008/07/24/five-ways-to-get-back-on-track/#comment-39144 What a timely read for me! I just took the grandpa and the grandchildren to Wally World last night and came away $150 poorer. Just an impulsive decision to go "look around and get each one a toy and maybe an outfit for school". Yes, I have a written budget. No, this little excursion wasn't in it. Yes, that little nagging voice was in my head the whole time, but the little devil on my other shoulder was just steady arguing that I DESERVED a little RELIEF from frugality and budget constraints and financial goal setting and debt reduction. So I sat down at my desk this morning (kinda like a hangover, ya know?) and juggled the budget and took from other categories (aka borrowing from Peter to pay Paul) and figured it out. No, I'm not broke, but the next 3 or 4 days are certainly going to be spending freeze days. I also think I'm going to start budgeting $10 per paycheck so that once every few months we can do this WITHOUT the hangover... What a timely read for me! I just took the grandpa and the grandchildren to Wally World last night and came away $150 poorer. Just an impulsive decision to go “look around and get each one a toy and maybe an outfit for school”. Yes, I have a written budget. No, this little excursion wasn’t in it. Yes, that little nagging voice was in my head the whole time, but the little devil on my other shoulder was just steady arguing that I DESERVED a little RELIEF from frugality and budget constraints and financial goal setting and debt reduction. So I sat down at my desk this morning (kinda like a hangover, ya know?) and juggled the budget and took from other categories (aka borrowing from Peter to pay Paul) and figured it out. No, I’m not broke, but the next 3 or 4 days are certainly going to be spending freeze days. I also think I’m going to start budgeting $10 per paycheck so that once every few months we can do this WITHOUT the hangover…

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