End of 10th Month
I think this was my first month where I had a clear and inexcusable slip. My neighbors were having a yard sale and I picked up an aluminum mixing bowl (did need, have needed for a couple of years) for $2, and then also got a feather quill pen and ink bottle (unopened) for $2 - which was totally in no way needed. I also bought a book. Well, I bought two books - but one is a gift for a family member, and the other one the S/O technically paid for, but it still counts because he was trying to bend the rules for me because it was a Middle Earth encyclopedia found at an old bookshop for $5. So, even though he paid for it, I'm still counting it as a slip. On the other hand, I have successfully resisted all the DSW coupons I've been getting, even though my only pair of comfy brown shoes for walking (not boots) are getting ratty. But, they still work, they're not falling apart yet, so maybe they'll make it through this brief fall season and into 2...