76150 won/ 75000 won(101.53%)
Groceries
130750 won / 140000 won (93.4%)
Spending has come to a halt!
I've been staying home and keeping myself busy with the laptop.
Spending has come to a halt!
I've been staying home and keeping myself busy with the laptop.
I failed my No Spend January challenge. But now with the boyfriend gone, and hardly any friends in this country, I can only really inconvenience myself by saving. That means no guilt. Yay! So let's try again, this time using a hybrid of two challenges, Frugal February, and Low Spend February.
Frugal February challenge rules:
I vow, for one month from 4th Feb, to avoid shopping for anything other than essentials.
Details of Low Spend February:
76150 won/ 75000 won(101.53%)
Groceries
130750 won / 140000 won (93.4%)
Yesterday was Day 20 of No Spend January and because I already failed half my challenge, I decided to stay home. A church lady came to my place with her husband for our weekly Christian talk. I only had two working chairs, so we used the bed to seat the third.
76150 won/ 75000 won(101.53%)
Groceries
130750 won / 140000 won (93.4%)
It's Lunar New Years today. Some people call it Chinese New Years, but really, most of East Asia and a little bit of south east Asia celebrate it too. In Korea, it's Seollal.
I was lucky enough to be invited to a special family event.
Everyone was very welcoming. At the end, I must have won the hearts of some of the family members as they hugged me and with genuine twinkling eyes, wished me a new year - in English.
Food was delicious.
Like Chinese New Years, the younger family members get money. Unlike Chinese New Years, they bow before the older members. They go through a mini-interview (or it might be just the family I observed) and then are given money. I loved the family dynamics of the celebration.
After was a famous New Years game, Yutnori. It's actually really fun, and I'm contemplating bringing the game to Canada to play with my friends.
It made me miss my family incredibly, but it was wonderful and it beats staying in front of the computer the whole day.
No expenses today ;)
76150 won/ 75000 won(101.53%)
Groceries
130750 won / 140000 won (93.4%)
And, he's gone. Just like that.
I used to be proud of my unwavering blunt emotions. Only the Notebook made me cry once a year. Or something ridiculous like that. But this man, can make me cry at the mere thought of not being able to cuddle with him ever again, unless we pay 100 bucks for a motel room.
So yes, there were waterworks.
We had about 12000 won left from our week of spending, and we decided to use 8000 of it on KFC. I know right? We've been eating in most of the last few weeks to save money and when we finally eat out, it's KFC! They didn't even have popcorn chicken! Psh.
Anyways, I came home with an extra 4000 won. I have until Friday, the end of this challenge, to not spend a dime - unless it is for groceries or transportation of course.
Surprisingly, I've only spend 40 000 won on transportation this month. A very decent price considering I've been bussing to the next province and such! Public transportation for the win!
On the way back from the airport, I chose the longer route to save 8000 won. The old me would have never thought an hour of my time was worth less than 8000 won, but the new me...is just that pathetic.
But these stupid inconvenient sacrifices have to pay off one day, right?
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