how I spent my money – marginalia and such

Join me for a March budget recap… and the time has come for the Q1 low buy update!

🙌🏻 Wins

March savings $503
Q1 savings $1239

😓 Challenges

too many date nights = fewer meals at home (falling on bad habits)
books are getting expensive, but I suddenly want them all

TLDR: Decent savings overall, but not feeling great about dining out as much in March and I’m rethinking some of my lowbuy rules.

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Join me for a sit-down as I reflect on February spending, challenges, struggles, and worries about the future of my finances.

In this update:

💰$163 saved (in addition to my usual savings)
Dining out is still a trouble area, but improving.
Groceries are on point.
Dentistry struck with a vengeance.
Rethinking book purchasing and the value of having physical libraries (at 07:53)
Rethinking my 15 non-essential items list (at 08:29)

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For more, subscribe to the blog.

You can follow my “quiet days” on YouTube or follow for writing updates on Substack.

Visit my linktr.ee or learn more about my writing at emiliagracewrites.com.

Note to longtime readers: In case you missed the last year’s update, I changed my name to Emilia Grace on most of my socials to align with my penname.