@Sunny2 I am too. I hate spending money too, but we probably spent about $200 of it. I spent $30 at Goodwill, $15 of it on a few new, nice shirts, a couple of skirts, some cool shoes, all for work, and $15 went for a new-to-me comforter for the bed. Our old one was getting kind of funky because the dogs sleep with us, so I wasn’t about to buy a brand new one. Normally I would shy away from paying $30 for ANYTHING at Goodwill!
I bought a $20 water misting hose for a family function last week…it was such a hit that I bought one for each of my 3 kids on Friday. We also picked up stuff at garage sales for the grandkids. They will LOVE their stuff!
I got some things at Walmart that I’d been putting off. So it was a good day.
@Pied_Pfeffer I agree with your parents. We’ve just found it harder than hell to save anything. We both contribute to retirement funds, and I invest a little each month out of my check to investments, but every time I try to open a savings account, something hits, like new tires for the car, or car repairs and it’s gone again. I just started my job 2.5 years ago, and spent the first year and a half paying off debts from when we had the shop. Things will start looking much better in the next few months, as we get more debt paid down.