i know that i have trouble saving money. ive been working on and off for 3 years now and i know my salary wasnt high (especially in my country!) but still...
i have zero balance on my savings account.
i know some people are not comfortable talking about money but this is also the same reason why i cannot save.
its hard for me to talk about it and somehow embarrass about it. i feel like being judges by the money i have or earn.
its not my fault though. i was raised in a culture where it is impolite to talk about money and that we always seem to have not enough of it.
yes we were poor growing up but not anymore.
by living standard in my country my family is actually doing pretty okay.
but someone it is still embarrassing to talk about money and how to earn it.
not to mention nowadays my parents would make fun of how "little" i earn compare to how much they can earn though the hardware store.
especially my mother. she doesnt understand the concept of im saving!
anyway, right now im pretty happy i got paid from the part time job that i was talking about from my last post.
and you know the first thing i did?
browse online shops!
it took me 45 minutes to find a shop where i can spend money on.
yes not because i like a certain thing its just that i want to spend it.
and that hits me.
after 45 minutes i told myself to stop and to rethink about it.
do i really need to buy something useless?
no.
especially right now that i need to save.
i need to buy a new computer chair.
my back hurts from sitting from the dining chair.
i need to buy a new cellphone. (although this is a want not a need) it might take me a few months to buy the one that i like so this is not important.
i need to pay the internet bill. yeah the only bill i need to pay at home.
i need to buy medicine.
and i need to save money. there are some big plans in my life that i need to save money to.
i know i can only achieve it by saving the money i earned.
so there. i closed the program. move my salary to my savings account. (its not much though).
and practice control about spending....
this is all new to me and its really hard...
i know i can do it though... :-)
keep on blogging!!!
Good for you deciding to save it! Sometimes it feels like it's burning a hole in your pocket, or account, as is the case, but it'll be well worth it down the line. In the future if you find yourself struggling, set a budget, like for example 'OK, I can spend $10 and save the rest.' sort of a deal. That way you get something, but you also save some. My husband and I skip over our wants plenty of times, but we also make sure to have enough for little splurges here and there so we don't completely feel like we're missing out. However, building up some will power by just saving for a while helps, as I did that for a while too, not spending any money and only saving until I knew I was safe to trust myself with spending a little, lol.