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The sales got me!

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I’ve been pretty good at resisting temptation for the past several weeks. But this weekend, I went out and shopped!

My acquisitions included a sweater dress ($20), three pairs of tights ($18), a pair of pants ($30), a buttoned top ($5), and a turtleneck shell ($16). All of the items were good quality and heavily discounted, and they are either 1. wardrobe basics, or 2. cute and colorful – i.e. stuff that I will be wearing over and over again.

I had forgotten how fun it is to shop. >_<

How I Celebrated the New Year

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2009 is here! I spent last New Year’s at home with friends, but this time we thought we should go out and “enjoy our youth.” Most events around the area were charging $50-$200 for entrance, luckily, we found a bar that had minimal cover. So we headed out to town…

Dec 31, 2008:

  • 7 PM: Dinner with old friends: $15
  • 10 PM: Drink at the bar: $7
  • 11:59 PM: Countdown begins!

Jan 1, 2009:

  • 12 AM: Happy New Year’s kiss with CB!
  • 12:30 AM: French toast at Denny’s: $8
  • 1 PM: Brunch for CB & I: $30

Jan 2, 2009:

  • 1 AM: Deposit to Roth IRA for 2009: $500 <– new year = new contributions!

New Year’s is all about the big “R” – Resolutions. For 2009, I’ve mapped out some tentative financial/personal goals that I’d like to accomplish.

One goal (or resolution) that I didn’t put down was to “be more engaged”, with life, I suppose. Is that too vague? In 2008, many times I felt as if I was just going through the motions. Not a good feeling. This year, I hope things will be a little different in that regard.

How was your NYE celebration? Did you make New Year’s Resolutions?

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