I’m going on a spending freeze in 2008… well, a semi-spending freeze. That means everything but the necessities have to be free or cheap, really cheap. This might also be a good time for me to rethink what the necessities really are. Food, yes. Clothes, no. Etc. I’m also trying to cut down entertainment expenditure. The only way I can really think of doing this is by staying in more. (Good thing I got all the hijinks out of my system already!)
I’m not a masochist. I just have a lot of things I’m saving up for – trip to Turks & Caicos, family cruise, best friend’s wedding, cousin’s wedding, money for a possible move. I’d also like to one day buy a place – seems like such a pipedream sometimes.
This is going to be a good experiment in restraint and will power.
I loaded up on cheap books at Barnes & Noble. They’re having a huge warehouse sale online- 50 -90 % off. All the books I bought were under $4.
And I’ve already been making great use of my local library. The Jackson Heights library is surpisingly high tech and there are quite a few good books to be found there. It’s not your grandmother’s library!
I also signed up for a free trial of Netflix – which btw, I will not be canceling after the two week trial period. $16.99 a month is cheaper than a movie date for the bf and I!
Our first three dvds are:
1. Firefly Disc 1 – it’s really good- we’re hooked
2. 2009 Lost Memories
3. Superbad
We haven’t watched 2009 Lost Memories or Superbad yet.
I had a couple more goodies that I have to (more like want to) pay for / buy before it’s bed time for bozo on the extraneous spending.
They include:
1. Tennis Lessons – 12 classes for $295!
2. Hunter Boots – b/c they last forever and I hate the rain
3. Warm High Boots – b/c I’m a wimp and can’t stand the cold
4. Winter Coat – b/c my office mates think I’m a homeless person sometimes
After those purchases – it’s going to be lean times. I’m not looking forward to this self-enforced exile from consumerism and materialism . The bf gave me a sewing machine for Christmas – perhaps I’ll get really, really good at making my own clothes. Or perhaps not.
Btw, the New York Times recently published their Critic’s Picks of Favorite Books of 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/28/books/28intro.html?em&ex=1199163600&en=78b14d676584e2a6&ei=5087%0A
