Money Matters

I don't know if my money motto, "It all evens out in the end" (accompanied by a shrug) is too simplistic, but it seems to hold true. Yesterday, I returned some books to Amazon (because I had been impulsive and spent too much money without looking at cheaper ways to buy the same books), and then I took my friend to lunch, spending about the same amount as I had saved by returning the books. Trader Joe's was right on the way home from the restaurant, and I had had a hankering for chocolate covered blueberries for a while. So I went in and bought a box. I got in the car and thought it was a nice day for Starbucks. I reasoned with myself, though, that a drink from Starbucks would cost about the same as the box of blueberries, and if I went home and had some o.j., my finances for the day would be Even Steven. So I had my orange juice, and enjoyed the feeling of not feeling guilty for any impulse buys.