I’ve found a common theme amongst fellow mom-friends. I’m guilty of it too. (See… this guilt thing does pop up everywhere!) It seems that as moms we tend to put what we need on the back burner to put what our kids need, want, look at, or point to first. Why? Because as moms, we feel that our kids should have everything that they need, most of the things they want, and most of the things we want them to have.
Unfortunately, I don’t think that’s going to change. You aren’t going to pass on buying your child a second birthday present simply because you think he has enough toys. And you aren’t going to smoosh his little toesies into one-size-too-small shoes just because you bought them last week, darnit, and you didn’t think his feet were going to grow so fast. OK, you might smoosh them for a few days, but you are planning on getting him new shoes really soon!
Well, my dears, let
I have a family member (that would be Graham’s Uncle BoBo, and he’s in financial planning, so he must know what he’s talking about) that says certain money can “have no home” and can be spent at his discretion. For him, that’s gambling money. Money he makes on gambling can be spent on gambling. In my world, money I save has no home (i.e. the original cost minus what I actually paid can be put aside into my “money that has no home” account). Buy a few things on Zulily, and it’ll start adding up. Soon you might even save enough to splurge on something for yourself. Now wouldn’t that be something?
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