My spending is much better now off the Abilify but not perfect. At least now I mostly buy things on discount. This morning I bought a VPN service for 2yrs. I had a 76% off student discount plus 60% paypal cashback. It ended up to be 1.15$us/month so about 24$us for the 2yrs. My student discounts account still works and I am not a student anymore lol
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On Abilify I had money left from previous work and I also had part time jobs. I also live at my parents so I didn’t pay rent or food. In the end I emptied my bank account and had like 2000$ debt on my Visa, 5000$ limit.
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Yeah, I kind of am resisting the urge to shop for more miniatures and Christmas presents. I really want to do more shopping but don’t want to let it turn into a bad habit.
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I guess that depends –
How does it compare to what you’ve spent in other months?
Are you going out of budget and relying on credit?
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I’ve just started the process of applying for SSDI, and I am totally looking forward to mine!
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No, I have lots of cash in reserves, but it is a definite uptick from previous months, that’s why I am noticing it and being cautious.
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That’s smart.
Everyone gets a little spendy now and then, especially during the holidays, but it’s good that you’re noticing. Makes it easier to stop.
When I was manic/overspendy, I didn’t see anything wrong with constantly charging everything to my cards. It felt like free money with no consequences. (Except there were later consequences.)
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