The weekend went by too fast! I hope everyone made it a great one. I didn’t do too much, I was feeling super lazy. The time change definitely felt horrible and yes I realize that it’s only 1 hour but it’s one hour closer to work and classes.
Our vacation is less than 2 weeks away! So exciting. I’m so glad I used a vacation week at work so that it would coincide with my spring break from classes. We’re still trying to decide on where we want to go. Yes I realize that it is very soon. However, we of course fly standby so that we can get first class free (nearly) tickets (through my dad’s retirement benefits), so we usually have to plan at the last second. But that never bothers me because then I can check the weather relatively soon to the day that we leave.
Also, would anyone want to guest post for me while I’m gone? I’ll be gone from the 24th until the 30th most likely, and I would like to have a couple of posts scheduled. Let me know!
Here are my updates:
Getting rid of my work outfit laziness: No pictures still! I would just take this off my updates but I feel like with my horrible memory, then I would just forget about it completely.
School: Only 8 more weeks until the semester is over. I have a midterm today and another mid-term next week and then I should be good for around a month! This semester has surprisingly gone by super fast. Summer registration starts soon so my adviser will be signing me up for my last 2 classes. I already got the OK that they were good to complete my MBA, so I’m happy.
Extra Monthly Income: Ugh horrible in this section. I’ve had some sponsor posts, but I keep forgetting about them. I need to do better with this and put it in my phone so that I can remember. I also had some other blog income which totaled around $200 this week, so not bad at all! I’ve done a couple of phone call secret shops as well and made around $25 this past week form them. I haven’t had time for any surveys though.
Budget Cutting: We didn’t cut anything out, but we definitely added stuff. The BF got an iPhone last week and that added another $30 to our cell phone bill, so now it will be around $130 a month for our phones. AH so high! I do want to see if maybe we can negotiate with AT&T to get our bill any lower. We are on the lowest package though and have a ton of rollover minutes because we usually don’t have time to make phone calls until night time (and by then they are unlimited and free).
Oh yeah, I did talk to the BF about his crazy eating out before work everyday and buying alcohol everyday after work. He has been spending around $20 a day on this, and he didn’t realize how quickly it was adding up, so I made sure to point it out to him the other day and now he understands. I don’t know why he started doing this again this week to begin with! Ha oh well, it is fixed now.
Spending: I still need to finish going through my closet. Whenever I try to find something to wear, I end up hating it all, so I don’t know why I have such a hard time getting rid of it. I always tell myself “I might like it for the summer!” False, that has yet to happen any year in my life.
I did go to Forever 21 on Saturday, which is always a disaster. They had really cute spring clothes so I bought a lace skirt (which I’ve been eying like crazy on Pinterest) and 2 dresses. Now do I need 2 more dresses to add to my 57+ dresses that I already have? Probably not, so I’m going to return one. F21 doesn’t let you exchange for cash back, so I’m going to get a shirt instead. Yes still the same amount of clothes but I could use shirts more than dresses.
Food: I’ve really been making good use out of the crock pot! Loving it. I love being able to just dump everything in and then it comes out perfect hours later. I also went grocery shopping on Friday after work. Spent $70 but we should be good for the next week. We also hardly ate out for the past week, we’ve been doing really good.
How’s your spending and food buying been?
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That's exactly what I told him! $600 is way too much!
I know what you mean about AT&T… I recently got an iPhone, but barely ever talk on it, and yet the lowest "talk" plan is about $60… it's ridiculous!My spending black hole is Old Navy. But glad you were able to exchange for something you need!P.S. I love my crock pot!! And those dishes look yummy!
I really hate Forever 21's return policy. If you shop online, they allow you to send it back and you will get money back. For me it is feasible since I live in SoCal and shipping items back to them is cheap, but I still hate their return policy.I'd be down to guest post for you – let me know what topic you want!
Getting alcohol everyday after work? Hmmm… sounds like an alcoholic, you should talk with your BF about this.
I wouldn't say he's an alcoholic, I would say he's more of a social drinker, and he hangs out with his friends every night and gets a couple of drinks with them. I think it's just our age. Or at least I hope it's just that!
An adult beverage (especially red wine, so try to get him on that track) or two is fine and nothing to worry about at his age.
F21 is soo "trendy" I find I either love everything or can't find anything I like!! I really like Dynamite, do you ever shop there??
I've never heard of it, I'll have to look into that store!
I have been striking out at F21 lately!! annoying!
Our spending is horrible this month. We ate out so much that I am embarrassed to say. I might write a post on it. We need to cut down on it. ;)I hate time change. I am exhausted and sleepy. It is just one hour but somehow it affected me BIG time.
On a serious spending freeze… in anticipation of the iPad I am buying in the near future. So really, not good, no.
Awww that stinks! I have a whole month off after my spring classes until when my summer classes start up.
I am beyond jealous that you get standby flights for practically nothing. Ohhhhhh how i could use this esp at this time in my life! Im in a long distance relationship and flying between the 2 states is a crapload of money! gahhh :/ btw, i am absolutely in love with your blog. Im 23 and just reading your blog almost daily helps me make smarter better more wise decisions with my day to day spending, and planning for the future!! Thanks for keeping this blog darlin!omg…when i did i get so old that the subject of money and finance become so interesting…lol :)xoxo Inna
I went into Tillys this weekend and bought two super cute tops for spring. I also bought two not so cute tops that fit me funny from old Navy and vow to take those back. I still want to guest post for you! Let me know and I'll get my act together!
I would love to guest post also! I also just wrote a post for tomorrow about making your existing wardrobe work/more inspiring for season changesI have an iPhone and found the $25 dollar data plan works fine over the $30 plan. I never go over my data but you can give it a few months and track his usage.
I'd be happy to write a guest post if you're still looking for help!
oh my! all those look DELICIOUS. Where do you find crock pot recipes? or do you just come up with things?