self-bribe
Mar. 13th, 2007 03:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jazzfishI've been keeping a cashflow spreadsheet for the past several months, in an effort to track and curtail spending. It's worked astoundingly well for tracking purposes. I can now say with absolute certainty that most of the time I do, in fact, spend more money on restaurant food than on books. The 'curtailing' part has been kind of hit-or-miss. I've definitely reduced spending on 'fun' items but haven't managed to get it down to a level I'm happy with. (Yes, that's a well-defined point.)
So, a public bribe. If I can keep the 'fun' part of my cashflow at a point with which I'm happy for the month of March, I get one of these. Probably the nice dark green one, or maybe the celadon. (Annoyingly enough Beehouse doesn't seem to make teapots in 32-oz size, which would be perfect for making four cups. Guess I'll have to settle for a personal teapot.)
So, a public bribe. If I can keep the 'fun' part of my cashflow at a point with which I'm happy for the month of March, I get one of these. Probably the nice dark green one, or maybe the celadon. (Annoyingly enough Beehouse doesn't seem to make teapots in 32-oz size, which would be perfect for making four cups. Guess I'll have to settle for a personal teapot.)