I’ve spent more money each month. Well, that is about to come to an end as there is not really any money left to spend. I have money invested and money put away for secret projects and such, but my checking account has nearly hit bottom. Taxes didn’t help, nope. So, this next couple months will be interested because I will have to transition from maniac spender to maybe depressed spender? I don’t know what it will do to me, as my motto of “in it to win it” and “accept all offers” almost directly contradict being frugal with money. All this comes at a time when I have a big wedding to attend, a 30th birthday party to throw, and a road-trip to plan.

The weird thing is that I sort of believe I’m a little invincible these days. There’s a way to wiggle any problem into a strength, so I have a couple ideas on ways to be a frugal spender my way… aka the crazy way. They include:

• Don’t cut out the most expensive and extravagant things that you enjoy… cut out the things in the middle that aren’t very expensive but which also don’t do much to make life exciting and fun. I’m thinking… dinner during the week. And, books.
• Combine spring cleaning, my yearly purging, and the philosophy of simplicity and save money not by lowering costs, but by getting rid of needless things… like my fridge.
• Intention manifest me some money.
• Okay, I think I am going to stop buying everyone drinks all the time too. Or, cut it in half. Buying drinks for friends is so enjoyable (probably my favorite use of money ever) that I think I should stop being such a hog and now let my friends buy drinks for me.

Money problems aren’t for me… they are for other people with more and less money than me. Those that have responsibilities and dependents and can understand abstract concepts and think about the future.