Angela left a comment on my last post, asking if I am still able to have a life on my budget. To put it simply, yes.
I will however concede that my life doesn't seem to cost as much as other people my age. I have only recently moved to this city so I don't have a lot of friends in the area. Once I graduated from uni, my friends and I all went off in different directions. I have made a few new friends here but for the most part, we're the stay in types. We have dinner at each others house (I can finally invite them to mine!) and do small things like go to the movies. I'm not much of a party person and am content just sitting around at someone's house, having a cup of tea and a good chat.
However, I am a girl in her early twenties. Of course I like to shop for clothes and like to splurge on certain things. It is important to me to be able to do that. I can definitely still do that, but don't seem to want to as much. Now, given the choice between buying a new pair of jeans and putting an extra $100 on my mortgage, I'd probably choose the mortgage, just to see it go down. It's such a good feeling.
I will make sure I still treat myself and still have fun, but I'll always have the mortgage on my mind and be working hard to get it down.
I hope that answers your question Angela!
It does, sorry if it seemed a bit rude, I'm still learning how to come accross not so abrupt over the internet!
ReplyDeleteI'm in a similar situation as you *without the mortgage*. I'm in my early 20's, just moved to a big city and I don't have much friends. The friends that I have made we go out for dinner, brunch and drinks which is lovely but it does start to add up.
Im trying to figure out things to do that aren't expensive but I can still be social among my peer group. I love the idea of dinners at home, for some reason I never thought of that.