The theme for April is FINANCES, and these were my goals:
- Map out my spending for the month and stick to it. No splurge purchases. - FAIL
I bought two Kindle books, two maxi skirts, and a few other things I can't think of right now. Obviously, they weren't that important. Heh.
- Go out to eat just once a week. - FAIL
I think I went out an average of twice a week. And, yes, I count takeout as going out.
I really wanted to do well this month because I would like to be better with my money. But I just couldn't get it together in April. Sometimes I deal with work and life stress by buying things. And even though I made a lot of my lunches, I still went out more than once a week.
Sigh.
Oh well. The month is over. So I'm moving on.
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The theme for May is READ. Now here's one I can get behind, and it shouldn't be too difficult considering my reading goals for the year.
These are my goals:
- Finish five books for the month -- that includes the three categories for my yearly goal and my two book club books.
- Edit one of my writing works-in-progress. (That involves reading, so it counts, right?)
- Assess the blogs in my reader and determine if there are some I can unfollow.
Check back in June for how I did. This is the last month of these link-ups.
Sometimes, getting a handle on your finances is just realizing what you spend money on, so at least you kept track of that! There's always a new month ahead. Good idea to assess blog reading and see which ones to unsubscribe to!
ReplyDeleteSplurge purchases were my downfall in April too, and I can't remember what they were either. Fail. Here's to May being better! I know you'll rock this month.
ReplyDeleteIt's always a goal of mine not to eat out more than once a week, but I usually fail at that too. Some nights, I just do NOT want to stand at the stove. So, I pick up food. And then the weekends are just as bad... Oh well. It happens. Good luck with the reading goals this month! I really need to get back in the swing of reading...
ReplyDeleteSeeing WHY I spent my money was important to me back when I started doing spending freezes. I can also be a stress spender.
ReplyDeleteI count take-out as going out too. I average less than once a week on that front but I buy a lot of Starbucks.
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