My First Steemit Purchase: Thanks, STEEMIT!
I'm the sort of person who goes for years with the same wardrobe.
I tend not to buy things for myself unless I absolutely need it.
Growing up, I knew not to ask for things if it wasn't around Christmas or my birthday -- if I asked for something, I would just be told to wait until those times to ask again.
So that's how I was raised. And even now that I'm an adult and I make my own money, I still have that ingrained sense that "that isn't for me" or "I don't need to buy that."
It's so bad that I remember listening to the budget guru, Dave Ramsey, talking about making a monthly allotment for clothing, stating it as a necessity, and to give it a hundred or more dollars per month, and I just laughed. Or when my high school home economics teacher tried to tell me that I NEED to budged for a cable TV membership, because there's no way I would live on my own without cable TV.
However, with the big payouts I've been getting on Steemit, I decided to splurge and actually buy a pair of shoes to replace my year old pair with huge holes in them.
Thanks for the shoes, Steemit!!
This is just a simple pair of leather (possibly pleather) Sketchers.
They're slip-ons with laces. And they are actually super comfortable.
I know it's not much, but for me to give myself the permission to spend more than $60 on something that isn't groceries, a bill, or an oil change is kind of a big deal.
:D
Here are some more shots.
I spent some Steemit money on myself!!
Celebrate with me!
:D
And, of course, dance with Leo
They look great! Congrats!
All my Steemit income has gone towards bills, dope to see this can happen. Can't wait to reach the level you're at bud, enjoy your new shoes!
Im happy for you bro :)
They look good man! I'l be getting my first real payout soon and I can't wait to treat myself a little! Must be a great feeling :)
Congratulation
We must take advantage!
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Cool! Congrats!
Congrats, you're living the life ;-)
But I can absolutely relate to what you are saying. I, myself, used to have a probably spending, even rational spending for necessities. Keeping a budget with a budgeting app called YNAB has helped me tremendously.
Each month I allocate money into several categories and I feel "safe" spending it because I know exactly how much I can spend while also knowing that all other spending I've also budgeted for, so there won't be any surprises.
This is the first time in my life I've manage to hold on to some of my money consistently and I finally sort of feel like I've got this. That being said, I also have been living below my means for the past 2 years, because I believe it is the only way to get ahead: spend less than you earn :-)
Congratulations! Hopefully I can get enough to buy myself something nice one day ;)
What an awesome gift to yourself!