I'm doing 7 things
I like how I put it in one of my previous entries, “spending ahead of myself” because that is so what I’ve been doing. I’m just about maxed out on the Amex and the visa is hurting, too. Unfortunately it’s not like I’ve been maxing out the retirement in exchange. No, no, I’ve just been eating really well and taking dance classes. Don’t get me wrong, the dance classes are critical, but I haven’t been making compensatory changes in my budget. And I haven’t been traveling, so you’d think I would see a difference there, but no, it all just gets absorbed. School holiday next week, perhaps I can make some plans then.
Groupon, lethal for finances!!
KEC74's Life List
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1. get out of debt
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2. declutter my life
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3. fit into Max Mara clothes
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4. see the northern lights
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5. sew my own clothes
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6. see where the Pacific and Atlantic meet
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7. successfully write a thesis
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How I did it
It made me 
How I did it: I had wanted to this for years and years and years. I was down at my parents' cottage this July and went to the local farmers' market. There was a farmer selling milk, butter, cheese, and beef (they have some beef cattle in addition to their dairy herd). I asked if I could come and learn how to milk and he said yes. He does machine milk, but because you have to test each teat first to make sure that there is milk a… Read how I did it…
It made me
thrilled
How I did it: I did it the only way I could. I cut expenses. I couldn't increase my income, that wasn't an option for me, so in order to put more money towards paying off my debt, I trimmed the budget back as much as possible. I don't feel that I went to any extremes. I still went out to dinner with friends, just not as frequently. I also would meet them just for a drink or a coffee instead of a whole meal. I chose not to … Read how I did it…
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I like how I put it in one of my previous entries, “spending ahead of myself” because that is so what I’ve been doing. I’m just about maxed out on the Amex and the visa is hurting, too. Unfortunately it’s not like I’ve been maxing out the retirement in exchange. No, no, I’ve just been eating really well and taking dance classes. Don’t get me wrong, the dance classes are critical, but I haven’t been making compensatory changes in my budget. And I haven’t been traveling, so you’d think I would see a difference there, but no, it all just gets absorbed. School holiday next week, perhaps I can make some plans then.
Groupon, lethal for finances!!
Again. And I have an appointment with the dump for two mornings after to take what the Sal Army won’t.
My apartment will be quite emptied of furniture and stuff I’m not using or loving.
I bought some paint and will freshen up some of the rooms, mostly the kitchen and bath. I really need to wash the walls down though, that’s for sure.
I found a handyman to put up shelves, so I can display my lovely things instead of them being stuck in a drawer or a cabinet.
It feels so good to shed the detritus of a life I don’t want to live.
