shopaholic?

not good

i've become a shopaholic

it's bad

i noe that the money i have is only because i was lucky enough to have parents that will employ me. but unless i decided to one day take over the business full time, the money is not stable.

so if i become a shopaholic

i will run out of money

eventually

either i will keep spending until i run out

or i will get so used to spending all the money that i won't be able to stop even without a source of income

i have thought up two possible solutions;

1. get a job
2. slowly reduce my shopping intake

really only the second one seems possible

so

i need rules

starting today [24th october] till 24th november, i will not buy anything

except for work shoes

and anything for the formal

....oh no

i keep thinking up other things that should be on that 'except' list

maybe...maybe this one month thing is too big a feat for me

maybe

lets make it

this upcoming week [sunday 26th till saturday november 1st] i will not spend any money, the two above being the only exception

so it's either that

or

i make a weekly budget?

but then i don't noe wen i will stumble upon a bargain!

a monthly budget sounds better

haggled with jinali over the school-monthly budget:

Jess. says:
$100 a school month?
:: [nali]. says:
$50
Jess. says:
50!?
Jess. says:
$75
:: [nali]. says:
70!!!!!!!!!!!
Jess. says:
ok $70 but no lower!
Jess. says:
no wait wait!
:: [nali]. says:
its a deal
:: [nali]. says:
done n dusted
Jess. says:
noooooooooooooo!
Jess. says:
but wat if i find a fantastic deal like my super boots!
:: [nali]. says:
DON"T BUY
Jess. says:
hmm....i could carry the extra over onto the next month
Jess. says:
or the last
Jess. says:
i think this sounds good
:: [nali]. says:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
:: [nali]. says:
SAVE
:: [nali]. says:
SAVEEEE
Jess. says:
carry over!
:: [nali]. says:
NO
Jess. says:
whhhyyyy
:: [nali]. says:
causeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Jess. says:
no! i'm sticking to $70 a month...with carry overs!
Jess. says:
:P
Jess. says:
actually
Jess. says:
since it's school months i will make it
Jess. says:
$50 a month with carry overs!
:: [nali]. says:
one day, u'll regret when u see. that u have a thousand pairs of shoes in ur room and loads of clothes and dvds. and u'll think "did i really need all this shit?" HUH HUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:: [nali]. says:
ayo
:: [nali]. says:
bad jess
Jess. says:
you have a point
Jess. says:
but i can't just go cold turkey!

and that's just on the school months

wat about the holiday months? no limits?

jinali suprisingly agrees:

:: [nali]. says:
holidays is okai. i guess. but u still gotta control urself, don't let urself loose again!!!!!!!! u animal!!!!

so it is settled

during a school month i must stick to the budget of $50 a month, carry-ons allowed, and during a holiday month the budget does not apply but caution is recommended.

lol had a bit of fun with that last bit ^_____^

you noe wat sucks about this plan?

i don't actually get to put it into action until february since this month is almost over [and i think it might have been a holiday month anyway...did the term start before or after the start of october?] and next month is a holiday month as well as the next few.

plus christmas is coming and we gotta buy presents ><

so, from now on, i will be recording every single thing i spend

maybe i should buy a little pocket book for it!

tempting.....