08/12/08 Compact Report

Spent some bread on myself today. I got some aspirin, nicotine lozenges, breath spray, eye drops, and some ear plugs for Gen. The total was like $87.00 Holy crap! Not going to let that happen again. I got the large batch of lozenges to wean myself off of them. I got a crappy flavor so they are not associated with pleasure so much now. Need to re-think my personal product footprint and not let that become an area of weakness. I am growing a beard to save on the huge expense of razors. Still have to sort the trash in my truck so no garbage to report except a slim cardboard boat for my salad. That was $4.50...no drink. I did get a coffee in the morning in my own mug for $1.00. Could see slipping back into some bad habits, need to follow the plan. I is not that hard, but easy to stay when you are in a store that is designed to get you to purchase on impulse. From now on I am going to purchase, if I can, 24 hours behind the perceived need. That gives me time to evaluate the need and to consider alternatives to buying more stuff.