Day 12 of thanks

Today I'm thankful for simplifying.

I bid my data plan farewell. That means my bill will shrink from $80/month to $45!!!!! It's a good thing. I needed to cancel it because my smart phone lcd screen died and i'm using an old school phone until i can afford a new one so a data plan is just a waste of money. Actually it was kind of a waste of money to begin with. It was nice to have when i needed google maps or when i was waiting in line for something and needed to kill time.... But when phone + data is costing 1 week of my share of my income, it's too much. I feel a slight weight lifted cancelling that.

So far (over the past 3 months) I've cut: gym has been put on hold(savings 70$/month), student loans have been deferred (savings $90/month), cell phone data plan cut (savings $35/month), audio book membership cut ($15/month).

Now that i've written that out, i realize how much money i waste and why i've been hemorrhaging money. Right there I had 86% of my money going to carrying costs.... wow.