It's time to reign it in at Chez Coffey. If we continue the way we have, we will never, ever be debt free. We earn quite a decent living. We do have 6 children, which can be expensive. We like to eat like kings and are not willing to compromise on our food budget. But there are many places where we downright waste money.
I have several naughty spending habits that account for some of the waste.
Number one: I love clothes.
Number two: I have a cosmetic and skincare obsession.
Number three: Magazines are my crack cocaine.
CLOTHING
I have actually been working on the clothing habit over the last year. I'm starting to make smarter choices. I'm shifting to a capsule wardrobe philosophy, where my focus is on simplifying my wardrobe with quality basics. This is working fairly well for me. I have a list in my day planner of the clothing pieces I would still like to add. I have taken some time to define my style and come up with a few 'uniforms' that I feel great in and meet my lifestyle needs.
We're going on a weekend trip to NYC in May, where I am basically obligated to shop (heh heh) but aside from that, I am vowing not to purchase any new clothing in the next 3 months.
COSMETICS
I have a ridiculous stash of perfumes, lotions, potions, and cosmetics. I vow to live off my stash until September at the least. No more Shoppers Drugmart therapy for me.
MAGAZINES
This problem has a fun fix. Rather than purchasing magazines, I am going to take a little 'ME' time and either head to Chapters or the library and read them for free. I don't get much time on my own and I think this will be rather lovely.
But I will very much miss reading fitness magazines on the couch with a container of Hagen Daas.
Let's see how this goes :)
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