August 1st, 2010- The first day of my beginning! How'd it go? Well, not as well as I had hoped. I didn't get a chance to email any companies, so I will have to email 4 today to make up for it. We ended up eating out at a restaurant, but to be fair to myself and my family, it was for my parents' 30th anniversary and all went out as a family. So I don't really count it towards not eating out. I did a horrible job shopping yesterday, making quite a few sporadic purchases. I will have to be super good for the rest of the week and not buy anything we don't need. I should be okay, especially since I don't plan on going shopping again until Friday or Sunday. And I will only be going with a list of the things I can get for cheap or free. I am hoping as the days go by, I will get the hang of living frugally and find it easier to live on a budget. One thing I need to teach myself is self control. I need to know when we have money and know when we don't, and when we don't, to just stay out of the stores.
On another note, I am debating whether having a garage sale would be a good idea or not. I don't know if I'd have enough for a big garage sale, but I know already have two overflowing totes worth and am thinking if I keep picking away at things, I may have a few more. It be a good way to earn extra money, so I just may.
Until tomorrow!
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