Oh hi there. My name is Trish and I used to be really good at writing blogs here all the time but then life was like, "Trish you have time to blog? You could be using that time for homework instead! MORE HOMEWORK HEADIN YOUR WAY DOLLFACE!"
But I have breifly escaped the clutches of my homework dictator to announce that I will be participating in another one of Shoeperwoman's Shoe challenges! Starting today I will be saving shoes for the next full year and if I don't wear them all I have to get rid of the ones I didn't wear. Last year was a great experience, meeting a few new bloggers and realizing how hard it is to let go of shoes I know I don't wear. I'm starting this year with 62 pairs of shoes, of which you can see every pair on the Adventures of a Vintage Hippo Official Facebook Page.
As if that isn't enough to grasp, I'm also starting a few personal challenges of my own, the biggest being my $4.68 budget challenge. You see, I am severely bad with money. Well, not completely bad. I get financial aid because I'm a full time student so I get a lump some of money at the beginning and middle of every semester. I take that money and buget out the important things: enough gas for each month, my car insurance, money for school etc. But then I have all this extra after that, for food and shopping and whatever. That second part is what I suck at. Spending all my "extra" money in the first few months on shoes then not being able to hang out with my friends later because I'm broke. Lame right?
Well I did the math, my "extra" money will last me as long as I need it to if I spend only $4.68 a day. Sounds impossible right? Well I've been at it for a while now (about a month) and I've been able to stick to it! Some days I dont spend any money so I add that day's $4.68 to the next day and if I save up enough I can allow myself to shop a little and whatnot.
I admit, it sounds a little crazy, but it's really been working! I question my shopaholic ways now and I feel like because I have a "challenge" to adhere to, I hold myself more accountable. I'm not going to be sharing that challenge here on the blog, just wanted to share just in case I bring it up someday.
Anyway, that's what I've been up to!
I hear the homework calling me once more.. wish me luck!
