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8 Things I Learned From Doing A 5-Week Spending Diet + Earning Spree
It’s June 27th and I’m sitting in my car outside the dog sitter’s house, crying over my AAA card.
I was supposed to be 100 miles into a road trip right now. Instead, I’m waiting for the tow truck – again – and realizing that it will cost me $1,200 to rent a car for two weeks over the July 4th holiday.
I guess I’m not taking a road trip. I guess I’m buying another car.
And that, my friends, is how I found myself doing a five-week Spending Diet + Earning Spree!
“What’s a Spending Diet? What’s an Earning Spree? Why were you trying to take a 2003 Ford Focus on a 1,200 mile road trip, Sarah?”
Thank you for asking, friend!
1. A Spending Diet is when you put yourself on a tight budget for a specific amount of time in order to reach a specific financial goal.
2. An Earning Spree is when you get very creative and tenacious about finding ways to bring in extra money in order to reach a specific financial goal.
3. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS FINE OKAY.
I’ve been doing Spending Diets for years (re: most of my time in graduate school) but this was the first time I’d paired it with an Earning Spree. Here’s what I learned!
8 Things I Learned From Doing A 5-Week Spending Diet + Earning Spree
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