Wine Merchant: Baglett, where is your money?
Me: You've got it.
WM: No I don't.
Me: Well someone's got it.
WM: You've spent it haven't you?
Me: Hard to say.
WM: Do you budget at all?
Me: Do I what?
WM: I'll take that as a no.
What followed was horrendous. The Wine Merchant made me sit down and write down exactly what I had spent in the last month and on what. It was humiliating and quite shocking really.
WM: This wouldn't be so bad if you had done this years ago. Budgeting actually helps you Baglett.
Me: *Silence*
WM: Say something.
Me: Can I afford to talk?
WM: Don't be ridiculous. Let me see the list. BAGLETT! You spent R3000 on clothes!
Me: Not all in one day.
WM: And what exactly did you do at the spa that cost R2000?!
Me: Actually, I had a voucher for the spa so that doesn't count.
WM: How much was the voucher for Baglett?
Me: R250.00 BUT I got discounts because I bought products. Yaaaaa, probably shouldn't have told you that.
For the next two hours I was tortured with budget advice, excel spreadsheets and threats of switching to a cheaper hairdresser. When we had finished and I had cut down all my expenses, it made sense. Not that I would ever tell the Wine Merchant that. I took his advice to heart yesterday when I stopped to buy groceries and consciously bought refills rather than the new product. To reward myself I then went and bought a pair of shoes. Baby steps people, baby steps.
In other news:
Apologies for the sporadic posting this week people. My craptop is still having open hard drive surgery and so I'm whoring myself around Jo'burg using whatever poor sods computer I can get my hands on. Bear with me!
11 comments:
I wonder if WM reads this blog. :)
hehe classic, we budgeted many a moon ago so I have an idea what is par for the month, although with kids sick with allergies, its like u buying shoes everyday :(
Baglett, you BEAUTY! A little bit of whoring isn't so bad in this case.
Oh God I know the feeling - have been subjected to the spreadsheet hell too. Despite the fact I've lost my job I still can't quite fathom the concept of not spending. I've downgraded my clothes to Primark, food to Tesco and rationing coffee, but still found myself ordering a box of wine online, always the last thing to go...
Do you loan out the WM??? I need someone to force a budget on me... keep meaning to try doing one myself... but sleep/friends/shopping/sitting in traffic on the N1 always seems that much more appealing when the time comes...!
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oh no, it seems ur blog has been found out by spammers... maybe stop allowing anonymous comments?
Hmm. Are you sure we are not dating the same guy!? This is far too familiar a scenario in my life!
Baaaaglllleeeettttttttttt??!!!!! where is she....? maybe instead of dress get WM to buy u a new laptop? :)
Ugh I know! When I maxed out my c.card (twice) my husband, who is the responsible one, made me go to internet banking and scrutinised every purchase for the past 6 months. It was utter torture.
ENOUGH! Let's have a whiparound and get Baglett a new laptop.. I'm going cold Baglett here....
Are u still alive? I need my fix!
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