Frugality hurts

Slash and burn cost cutting can leave you gasping for air. I've been doing pretty well by staying away from malls and places where you can exchange money for pretty, shiny new things that will inflate your sense of self esteem. I'm truly a see no evil feel no pain type, so I'm going to try my best to stay out of the mall until Christmastime when I'll be looking for gifts for other people. So it will be less tempting. Until then... no mall. I know myself. I know my weaknesses and I know that going to the mall and seeing wonderful things that I can't buy will make me grumpier than a nest of hornets.

I've also curbed the on-line shopping. This has meant going on-line to find orders I've placed and canceling them. The most painful thing I've had to do was cancel the delivery of the Star Wars Original Trilogy DVD set. Damn.

So in the coming days, I'll going to throw modesty to the wind and bathe in a little greed. Yup, expect my shameless birthday wish list to be posted soon.

Today's sing-a-long song: "Gimme, gimme, gimme" by ABBA

HRH