If there’s one thing I have great difficulty with, it’s living within my means. I admit that I like to show off a bit and flaunt some name brands every now and again. Sure, I might have jeans from Wal-Mart for daily use around the house, but when I get dressed up, I throw on a Dolce & Gabbana shirt, Cartier watch, and Prada loafers. I sometimes cringe at how much I’ve spent on this stuff and wonder why I even need it. After all, it’s not as though I have one of those Manhattan jobs that attract all the true fashionistas.
Anyway, this year I’m trying to make an effort to curb my spending on name brands. Why pay extra just for a label with someone else’s name on it, right? Actually, this task should be pretty easy because A) I don’t have any extra money for those types of products now; and B) I want to go to grad school, so I have to think about tuition and books instead of shoes and handbags. And that means I have to rework my family budget. What fun… not!