tip #5: let yourself make mistakes

Well, last night was not a good night for the old pocketbook. Turns out, the museum is closed on Wednesdays. Whoops. We sat in the park for a bit but it was super cold, so we went around the corner to a bar my friend knew about, and suddenly I'm spending money and it's seeming like a great idea!

I spent all $43 in my wallet, on drinks and dinner and more drinks, and THEN I spent $15.73 at Walgreens on razor blades and ahem, potato chips. Also seemed like a great idea, at the time.

I'm not going to beat myself up though. I keep a reserve fund for when I break my budget. It's not the end of the world. It's just money. I just can't let myself do it TOO terribly often. Plus, I won a $50 restaurant gift card at trivia, so I kinda think that makes up for it, right?

Today I spent $4 on 2 loads of laundry, and then $15.22 at the market, on bananas, apples, hummus, and a seriously expensive bottle of 100% cranberry juice ($7.99) because I think I have a UTI. Which is way more information that you needed to know.