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I went in only looking for the half bar size. I don't use a ton of butter. Basically I melt a little hunk on popcorn, maybe once every couple weeks. That's it.

But I looked at the numbers and went the Full Monty and I'm feeling sharp about it.


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$120 ?? Something like that?

Could probably get them cheaper on-line ??

The size thing though - it's pretty ridiculous. Like since when in the history of humans does one size of anything fit all?

Imagine going to a clothing store and it's just like shirt. One shirt.

Come on.



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Ramen and water for the rest of the month

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budgets are hard and yeah, tough month for budgetary extras. KItty got spayed yesterday, That visit was over $400. Bought a pair of table lamps for $500. Misc decor $200, Coffee table off CL 200. Sofa table from consignment 150, garage sale misc 17.25, groceries $168, now I have to pay a mover to get the tables. I see my checking balance getting dangerously close to the figure at which I said I must be working no matter what. I had hoped to stretch it out thru the summer, but unless I quash all unnecessary expenditures, that probably won't happen.

I'm supposed to have a resume ready for my life coach in 10 days. I haven't started thinking about it. I haven't had to think about a resume in about 20 years.ugh. I want to be self employed.
 
I also had an unpredicted outlay for barbecue parts to the tune of ~$160. And I figure it's time to get some electric toothbrush heads so I'll do that today as month end approaches. (My budget months run from one mid-month paycheque - which is around the 15th of the month - to the next. For some reason. I really should change that. It's kind of stupid.)

Anyway, my philosophy ---> put all that crap in one month. Might as well have one major fuck up month than a series of slight fuck up months.

Makes sense to me.
 
Still hooked on Rybread's breakfast sandwiches and a coffee each morning which comes to about $8. I did however stop buying their fresh squeezed OJ at $3.50 apiece and now go across the street for a large thing of Tropicana at $4.50 which lasts about a week. So, ((3.50*25 days a month)-(4.50*4.25 weeks in a month))=

This OJ move is saving me $68.375/mth, approximately.

Things are coming along.
 
$1600 to fix my car
$300 to fix my truck
(2) batteries at $100 apiece.
(2) plate stickers $100 a piece
Kids softball glove, helmet,bat,spikes and registration.$500
Quarterly union dues $120
Kids communion party. Cake, liquor, food,gift. $500.

Shouldn't go to massage parlor for rest of this month...already been 2 weeks
 
If you're constantly blowing a budget increasing it shouldn't help. It's a pattern of overspending. Unless you were previously below the poverty line and failing to keep a budget was for necessities you do yourself a disservice by increasing your discretionary spend with pay increases.

The path to long term wealth (or a relatively comfortable retirement) is in NOT increasing your budget as your earning increases. Keep your budget the same, try to meet it regularly but reward yourself for the raise with a one time extra-budgetary splurge.
 
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