I have always been a saver of money. Every time I would get money for my birthday or a paycheck from work, it would go directly into my savings. I loved to watch my savings account get bigger and bigger. I would usually save and save and then I would reward myself with a big purchase.

Even now that I’m married, my first instinct is still to save instead of spend, however it has become more difficult over the last few years. I find myself cringing at the thought of spending money on things like grocery shopping. I love cooking, even more…eating, and grocery shopping was an enjoyable task. I was absolutely shocked the last time we went grocery shopping. We didn’t buy anything out of the ordinary. We actually bought less than we normally do and we spent $50 more. It’s so sad.

The other day I was telling Jonathan that gas was $3.99 at Costco and still going down. I was so excited. Who thought that $3.99 would be such a relief after it being almost $4.50. Gas will I’m sure eventually go over $5.00 in the future and then it will come back down to $4.99 and we will be overjoyed.  It is so messed up!