Spending money hurts.

This is much harder than I thought.

Today I felt guilty for buying gas for my car. I haven't filled my tank since the beginning of the year, which is nothing short of a miracle.  I didn't get myself a beverage.

I did have to buy some horseradish powder. I made some Fire Cider tonight.  No doctor visits if I can help it this year.  The silly thing is, I have horseradish in my garden, but it is under two feet of snow, so next year I will make sure to make my Fire Cider earlier in the season and save on medicines when everyone is sick.  Usually I threaten to give them some and they are instantly healed.  LOL.

I wanted to grab a bite to eat in town, but I DIDN'T.  I went home and made dinner.

While I was in town I bought some meat and tomatoes.  I was going to buy some other groceries, but I really felt the pain of spending any money.  If I am going to meet this goal, I have to say "no" to almost all purchases.  I did splurge on a mesh bag for straining almond milk.  It was $3.49 and I was scolding myself for the purchase.  In fact I'm scolding myself now, but in 2 weeks when my Fire Cider is finished, I will decide if it was a waste of money. 

I'm going to start adding a few pictures soon.

I like spending money to improve our life.  It's hard to say no and it's even harder to recover from the guilt of spending when you know it is not an absolute necessity.

Happy Savings.