Made almost \u2013 but not quite \u2013 a grand selling part of the nonsense purchased for no memorable reason \u2026 lots of Euphoria at one point while growing my debt monkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now? Now, still at the Self-Pity stage, but actually doing something about it is a big switch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The biggest change has to be (1) stop pending, which has had the additional effect of (2) making me really, really, stingy, so much so that delaying gratification for even necessities has become a balancing act, and \u201cno,\u201d \u201cnope\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t need that\u201d are reflexive \u2026 is it better to drive on fumes? Or should the tank be topped-off then refueled on rotation (every 3 days, at \u00bd tank, after certain miles driven, etc.)? Or perhaps, just don\u2019t go? Do I really need to leave the house? No? Excellent. Ka-ching<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n theKid is paying attention haHA! and recently asked for a video game \u2013 $70. Told theKid we could split the cost, hand over $35 and I\u2019d click for crap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Smart kid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyhoo, gonna take that almost grand and use it to feed my debt monkey, my Gorilla of Foolishness. It won\u2019t continue to grow on rotten fruit \u2013 \u00e0 la current earnings paid on old debt \u2013 and it will slim down by just that much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Which leaves \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026 only $222K to go. ahhHAHAHAHAHAHAwell at least we got started. {Mark 9:23<\/em>}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Made almost \u2013 but not quite \u2013 a grand selling part of the nonsense purchased for no memorable reason \u2026 lots of Euphoria at one point while growing my debt monkey. Now? Now, still at the Self-Pity stage, but actually doing something about it is a big switch. The biggest change has to be (1) … <\/p>\n