If ever I was to consider myself frugal at any given time, it would certainly be today.
I went to a very nice mall today and spent a grand total of $60.00. My shopping partners thought something was wrong with me since I'm usually the big spender.. boy it felt great to not buy things at a moments' whim!
I did wind up giving money to my nieces for belated birthdays (some Tia I am lol).

For those who are wondering what i'm fussing about.. here's an abridged version of "moi"-

Since the middle of January, I've decided to change some negative behaviors and so far...... ITS WORKING!! I've been smoke free for 22 days. I've realized that in addition to smoking, I've had a whole slew of bad (unnecessary) spending habits that were seeping away at our otherwise "limited" income. So I've devised a system where I put cash I'd usually spend on these habits into monthly envelopes which I then accumulate. How long will this go on? I have no idea.
But for now I feel i'm on the right path.. last month I had 4 envelopes...let's see how many envelopes will make its way to my cash box