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No spending, but a lot of eating!

September 29th, 2006 at 11:58 pm

It was a no-spend day, and pay day. Pay days are strange now. I used to put a stack of stamped envelopes in the mail and feel proud and responsible. Now I pay everything online -- or it is withdrawn from my checking account. It almost feels like I didn't pay anything!

I racked up a huge charge on Visa last month, but paid it off in full (yay!). The bad part is I am again cash-poor.

Even though I keep track of my spending in categories, I think I'm going to start keeping a spreadsheet in which I write down every penny I spend line by line. I still haven't figured out how to keep my outflow under my income. Sometimes I think I just don't make enough, but I know other people are making it on less. Other times I think I have too many obligations I'm locked into. And sometimes I think I just navigate toward a lifetstyle I really can't afford. It's probably a combination of all three.

My "meals" today were out of control. Due to stress at work, I just grazed all day. So here it is.

Breakfast: Peanut Sweet & Salty Bar, coffee.
Snack: Half an 8 oz. bag of potato chips
Snack: 100-calorie bag of Pecan Sandies
Lunch: Peanut butter & pickle sandwich, diet coke, Nutty Bars
Snack: Other half of bag of potato chips
Snack: 4 slices of Pumpkin bread
Dinner: Activia yogurt

I think I even ate some stuff I'm not remembering. Pathetic.

Oh well, tomorrow's a new day!

By the way, I'm not trying to turn this into a diet diary; I'm aware that it's a FINANCIAL blog, but money & diet are all wrapped up together for me. It's a discipline issue. I have to conquer both.

5 Responses to “No spending, but a lot of eating!”

  1. Gruntina Says:
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    I hear you on the online payment things. I have automatic payments but yet it feels like I am not paying my bills. It sora have a "naked" feeling to it.

  2. sarah Says:
    1159572945

    I absolutely love on line bill paying. I am quite capable of putting an stamped envelope in my purse and forgetting it for weeks

  3. Bookie Says:
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    You also may be generous beyond your means. Smile

    Gifts seem to feature prominently in your social interaction, and that can be cumulatively significant.

    Regards,

  4. PRICEPLUS Says:
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    I occasionaly use the internet to pay bills but I like snail mail! I want my money with me for as long as possible! I guess I am showing my age!Smile

  5. baselle Says:
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    It could well be that you are over committing, and the Excel spreadsheet where you list all your spending will help.

    The food diary should be helping you a bit. Might want to note the times that you eat. Might I also suggest to not multi-task with food? Be as much in the present with your food as you can - enjoy your snack completely and not think about work, then go back to work and not think about your snack. You might find that you do less blind grazing.

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