Spending log, day 8

Recent revelation: ya can’t finish if ya don’t start. Sure, it’s probably emblazoned on assorted gas station tchotchkes (sandwiched between “fail to plan, plan to fail” and “pobody’s nerfect”), but the full implications have eluded me until today. A couple weeks ago I figured out I could probably retire before 50 if I scaled down my “lifestyle requirements” – and promptly went about adjusting my budget, planning various recurring expenditure cuts…then I spent money on a domain name so I could babble about spending money in the interest of coercing myself into to spending less. I can laugh at myself (and often do), so it’s not a point of regret but a potentially pivotal observation. I now understand that while I started the mental shift with online research, mindfulness and some cathartic typing, I haven’t started the actual saving since the money is still sitting my (albeit reasonable 1% rate for a) checking account. I’m busying myself with the minutia to avoid the critical task. Thank you, Internet, for helping me figure this out – tomorrow’s goal is now set.

In the meantime, here’s the money that isn’t going into index funds tomorrow:
$21.19 for laundry detergent, vitamins/supplements and a tube of kaolin clay to clean/calm some fussy pores