I'm not a fan of social media, which you'd not know if you saw how much I use it, and lately it's been even more upsetting.
Local groups have been getting more and more filled with people stressing or complaining or both about housing and food costs. It gets to me.
I have, in part for myself, but in part due to the overwhelming fear stirred up in these posts, started doing a bit more careful shopping.
To be fair, I've always tried to get regularly needed items on sale. But now I'm maybe paying attention a bit more to grocery sales and sometimes stocking up. Like the cheese I like was on sale for 25% off a couple of weeks ago. Ordinarily I'd just buy one. This time I bought two. And I confess that I considered buying a third. (And now the sale is over and I can't/won't.)
I was happy to see the jam I wanted was on sale. There was none of the flavour I wanted left though (hi raspberries, how are you?) and I did consider getting another brand, but I both know this brand is what I enjoy the most and none of the others matched the sale price. So for the first time I got a raincheck - ordinarily I would have just bought full price of something else, but this time I chose to go without until I can find it again.
Not a big deal, really, but for me an indication that I'm starting to consider my shopping habits and maybe admitting that it's wise to do so.
I'm not going to get into economics. I know I could be doing a LOT more (I spend a great deal on fruit for example... it's an indulgence.... I feel guilty about it sometimes, but then I tell myself it's healthy and yummy and I let it go.)
I'm having a hard time reading the upset of others about something that has long stressed me and it can really spin me out. So I'm trying to make small, manageable changes when I can and telling myself it's going to be ok. Somehow.
(It's maybe helping me that I've been struggling with money and my budget for a long while so having to tighten up isn't new to me... maybe it is for others, I don't know.)
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