The Clever Financier
The teriyaki pork chops I put in the oven are making the apartment smell very good indeed. I’m using this pre-made marinade called “Soy Vay” – purportedly created by a Jewish boy and a Chinese girl, using no preservatives, and probably with some sort of soy product in it. Mmm.
Curt is not home yet. I’m playing hooky from homework for a few minutes so I can blog about the latest harebrained thing that’s come to my head: in an attempt (oh, yet again, and ever after) to save money, I am going to only purchase the bare minimum for the next few weeks, and blog everything I WANT to buy, every day, and compare it with everything I ACTUALLY buy. This exercise serves two purposes. No, no, it serves three:
1. It’ll help me to keep track of what I’m buying, so that I can have a more transparent (and therefore, more shameful [remember, shame is a motivator!]) record of what I’m spending my money on.
2. I’ll be more inclined to wait before I purchase something, since I am a notorious “MUST HAVE THAT THING RIGHT THIS INSTANT” type of buyer (read: no better than a three year old).
3. I have something to blog about every day for the next few weeks. Which is good because to start off my list of things I want:
Things I Want To Buy
- A book of things to blog about when I’m too lazy and/or empty-headed to think up something on my own
- Yogurt
Things I Bought
- A bunch of bananas
- A box of Cutie Clementines
Okay, enough slackery. Back later with the picture of the day, etc. Here are the thingies of the day:
Aah, yes. Shame. There is no greater force on earth, esp. in regards to Asians.
At least you can blog about your project(s). I can’t yet since Kiki is an xmas gift for my friend Michelle, who regularly reads my blogs. :(
Kiki the magic donkey, whee! :)
Soy Vey is fabulous! I use it a lot (and a lot of it) with my tofu stir-fry.
Indeed, Whirly, the Soy Vey was DELICIOUS. :)
http://www.amazon.com/One-Cares-What-You-Lunch/dp/032144972X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197410484&sr=8-1
Not that it helps in the “not purchasing” category… but when you feel like actually picking things from that list, this is a great “what to blog about” book by a fabulous blogger.
Thanks, Sylvia – that’s exactly what I was looking for! Of course, it’ll have to wait. Here’s to hoping my willpower breaks down sooner rather than later! ;)