22 June 2009
1:00 pm
I finally hit the three months worth of savings mark! So what've I been doing all morning? Shopping online sample sales. And while I realize that this is the equivalent of losing ten pounds and celebrating by scarfing a hot fudge sundae (which I have also totally done), I gotta say it feels pretty darn good.
I blame the spending all on the Internet research I've been assigned as part of
the new project Naomi and I are doing. I'm scoping out the competition by
browsing everyone's online collections, and God knows mama ain't the best
window shopper. So a few things are going home with me. So what? Stop looking at me like that.
The good news is that I'm shocked at how fast I was able to save the
doe-ray-me. It's clear that I dispose of a whole lotta (not so) disposable
income. I mean, we all remember the Sex and the City episode where Carrie
realizes she spent hundreds of thousands on shoes, right? It's the modern city
girl's cautionary tale. And even though I love me some pretty things, I don't
want to go out like that.
So I think I'll try to save one month's worth of living expenses every
three/four months from here on out until I hit the magical six months of
savings mark. I fully expect Suze Orman to knock on my door and give me a big
fat kiss (and possibly a tiara) if I'm able to make that shidt happen. In my
fantasy, Suze arrives, kisses/crowns me, and then I expound upon the merits of
SPF and the benefits of a good old fashioned spray tan - which, of course, changes
her life completely and earns me a “Thank You For Changing My Life Completely”
in the opening pages of her new book.
