The money fast - how it went

Our week long money fast went well. I packed lunches, we ate at home, and we went to the library for entertainment. The fast proved a success.

Then we went off the money fast and everything went to pieces.

We each bought lunch out twice. I ordered clothes online. He ordered CDs. When I got my paycheck, I paid the bills and realized we had nothing, $0 leftover until he gets paid later in the month. I'll have to transfer money from savings to pay for things like gas and groceries. I don't know how we slipped so badly this time. It's demoralizing - part of me wants to throw my hands in the air and say "screw it!"

But instead, we'll trudge through another week and a half of pinching every penny and doing a less voluntary money fast. It hurts, but at the same time you have to take your blows to learn your lessons. Our transformation to one of those people who posts their half-million dollar net worth on the internet won't happen overnight. It hasn't even been a month since I started this!

So wish me luck. It's a long steep road to the hilltop fortress of financial security.