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I start a new job next week!

Considering I have spent more of the year unemployed than employed, this is a Big Deal.

I should be excited, but I'm just kinda... numb. Like I will believe it when I see it. I half expect to get a call or email that says "just kidding!" and that I will be back to being unemployed. It's not even a great job. But it's a job. With a wage I can manage to live on (provided I'm frugal). And one I might be able to stay at without being downsized yet again.

So I have been plotting budgets. My finances were slipping from me despite my best efforts just because everything is so expensive now and I was bringing in half of what my modest salary used to be. I'm abusing the calculator by figuring out what little I can live on while I pay off the credit card and build back savings.

On the plus side, my attempt at a No Buy Year (which was more like a Try Not To Impulse Buy Year) has helped temper my purchasing gremlin. While I haven't been perfect, I've definitely improved on bringing in new things, especially unnecessary things like the Shinies, into my life.

So once again I'll attempt that No Buy Year. Practice makes perfect, right?

Besides, I should attempt the No Buy Life.

Plus, as I improve in certain areas (cosmetics and clothes), I find new areas that could use attention (digital purchases!).

But I do feel motivated once again to throw myself into the frugal life and get my finances back in order. It seems easier to do when you know you'll be getting a regular paycheck again.