Why does my little stubborn dog make me get up in the middle of the night to help him up the stairs only to go up them by himself once I am fully out of bed!? I’ll wait too, encourage him to do it, put on my phone flashlight. Nope, he will sit and growl until I get OUT of bed. Why!!!
In 2026 I realllly wanted to tackle my debt and spending. I joined two book clubs and reading has really really helped me focus on the book rather and not sit around scrolling for things I want to buy. I honestly miss like 3/4 meetings lol but I like that they choose a book for me. I got really into fetch as a way to get a gift card to shop “guilt free”. 25,000= $25. I started tracking every purchase, all of it. I saw a tiktok about rating how MUCH you want something and how sad you’d be if it was out of stock. I try to do that when I really want something. I add it to a list of “things I want” and after about 8-10 times referring back to the list when I had a little bit to spend, I never wanted anything on the list. That being said, I dropped an atrocious $500 on travel and clothing items because I just switched jobs and I am in person & traveling now. A LOT of my closet was casual/active wear. Did I need to spend that much though? No. Trying to do a no spend for the next two months to make up for it and look forward & be positive. ☺️ I hope this helps someone else struggling.