Can I? Even for one day? One of the things that vexes me more than pretty much anything else is the apparent fact that money just burns a hole in my pocket. Day in, day out, it's spend, spend, spend! I am slowly burning through my reserves, and do not want to get to a point where I have to sell assets to make ends meet. That is not sustainable!
It is my reality though, if I can't make some changes. So can I do it?
Short answer - no. Not on that day anyway. Soon after I did manage to go a whole day without spending - right until the last minute anyway, and then I needed to get something for one of my kids.
I guess the real issue here is stupid spending. #1 gambling - yep I'm ok with the weekly and monthly Lotto spend, but not the rest of it, apart from the once in a while pokie visit with my wife. #2 we have frivolous shopping, like Kickstarter projects, EB Games, Lego, that kind of stuff. I need to keep those in check and limit to only once in a while.
This is critically important, as I am getting to the end of my cash reserves. Unexpected shit, rates, and all the house projects I have, add up and often enough, so I need to do better at making savings for those rainy days.
It does make me wonder about the expat life even more, as it becomes easier in many respects that way. Harder in others of course, and as we well know, not without significant risk! Anyway, let's see what happens next....
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