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I cracked, yesterday. I had a pretty shit day and was not looking forward to my math class — I actually am kinda digging math class itself, but I hate the incessant whining from the whiners in my class with a blinding sort of epic, passionate hate — and I really just wanted a cup […]

grocery shopping again today — over budget again; about $35. i didn’t stray from the list except for two bags of edamame (on sale, and my faaaavorite veg, so an impulse $4 buy), but a couple things were more expensive than i had anticipated, such as the $8 bottle of sesame oil. but i think […]

Almost a week!

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So it’s been almost a week now since I swore off buying things for a month in order to save money and also quit acquiring things. I have bought some things — I had to buy a replacement toilet handle lever thingie because the little lever that opens the flappy bit in the tank broke, […]

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Here we are, day 4. Day 2 was rough — I forgot to take lunch to work! Oh noes! — and also I did spend money; I had a dentist appointment, so that was $240. But I don’t think it really counts against me because I had had the appointment for ages and anyways, avoiding […]

so today was the first day of Buy Nothing Month. and it was deeply annoying. i go all the time without buying anything. entire days! but today temptation was everywhere and it was frustrating. two days a week, i work an earlier shift at work — 7AM til 3PM. it is my custom to stop […]