Day 82

I’ve been working on a budget for my family and I can’t believe how much money I’ve wasted. I went over my Amex and bank account for the last couple of months and detailed how much I was spending. Wow! I am spending way too much money on food. I remember when I was little my mom would take out 100 bucks in cash and she would load up a grocery cart with that. I mean it was a different time but she would have coupons and if we went over the 100 bucks, she was putting stuff back. I would get so embarrassed. I think that’s how I got so good with numbers because I started to count in my head while she shopped so I could prevent that embarrassment. My mom was truly a budgeting genius though. When she first brought the groceries home it was like a holiday. I think my brothers and me would eat all the good stuff that day. However, towards the end of the two weeks, because she only shopped every payday, it was hotdogs and potatoes or macaroni with tomato sauce. I hated macaroni with tomato sauce because I knew it meant we were broke. We’re so spoiled here in the US. It’s ridiculous. I throw away so much food and I have cans of food that I probably bought over a year ago. I need to simplify.

I’ve done well so far with my eating. Although I have down time, I don’t feel the urge to snack. I’m going to body conditioning tonight because I know I will feel great after. Tomorrow I need to do some work for my management company. I need to utilize the time that Adjei is sleeping and work.