Well, the time has come to end this blog.

I wish I was ending on a victorious note, like that I solved all my money problems by winning the lottery, and therefore don't have anything else to write about. That's not true, nor is it true that I lost somehow. Money will just be an endless struggle for me, and I've accepted that truth and am ready to move on.

It's hard to think about money in a culture where buying equals happiness. Money is so stressful, and noone should think about it constantly. I think about money way too much, and I write about money -- in my checkbook, for Conscious Consuming -- so much already that I no longer want another avenue in which I have to worry about this subject. Hopefully not having this blog will be a stress-reliever for me, instead of losing a reminder of one of the things I don't have control over in my life.

Waste of Cash will stay in the archives of wherever Blogger keeps this type of thing, for however long it keeps it. So, thanks for reading.

I'm trying to decide whether or not to shut this blog down.

First, I'm a bad blogger. I don't update regularly, I probably have no audience (I don't keep a site tracker so I wouldn't know), and I rarely have anything to say that relates to anyone else's lives except for my own. Plus, the worst blogger is the kind that doesn't know whether or not she should blog. That's me right now.

Secondly, I'm having a hard time with the purpose of this blog. I'm obviously a priviledged person talking about saving a couple of bucks. It makes no sense. I don't have to decide between food or shelter or any other necessities. My agonizing is about spending $80 on a pair of shoes. This is not blog-worthy material.

Thirdly, I don't have any answers. I try to do positive things, like last month setting and sticking with my goal, which was a victory for me. But then, I splurge in Boston last week and spend $300 on clothes. I'm a bad example and I'm tired of recording my bad deeds.

So, for now this blog is on hold unless I find out that people actually read this and it helps them in some way. Thanks for reading, if you were.

Hello, you might be wondering where I've been.

Truth is, I've been so busy with school, I haven't had any time for either myself or others.

The good news though: it means that I don't have time to spend any money either. I actually met my goals for February!

I want to keep this up, and hopefully the warmer weather will help (less heating bill).

I'm on Spring Break next week, which means a week of bargain shopping with my sister in Boston.

Until then, back to studying.