Oh, You Know Me So Well!

 So I may not have stated that Date 1 of 3 and I had exchanged email addresses and as of yesterday had exchanged a few emails. He didn't email me yesterday.

Had this been a text, I'd been so butt hurt. But with email I can soothe myself with a myriad of lies! I'm so glad I didn't give in with the Date I Kissed.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

And here I was about to drop $6k chasing a dream, a fantasy, a delusion.

Maybe I am growing after all.

Affirmed - alone forever, no fantasy romance, death house for life, no more dating app and its accompanying delusions!

In other news, finally transferred money over from my tax refund. I sent $1500 to family, and used the other to pay down balances from my trip and the washer, dryer finally.

So my credit card woes are over. The only thing left on the card is the charge for the shoes I plan to resell. My plan is to make the minimum payment (since I have 0% interest) until the shoes go up for sale. The balance doesn't cause much anxiety because it's more of an experiment than anything. It's not a true line item in my budget. So it exists in its own space.

The only other thing lingering is the Boone trip. I'm not feeling particularly desiring of another trip right now. 

And I don't have any strong desire to visit Boone.

I have unclear feelings of what role travel plays in my life today and in the future. Luckily, I still have time to cancel with a full refund.

Also, I'm glad I didn't charge that to my credit card.

I'm also glad the bulk of my Seattle trip was charged to my debit card.

All the recent expenses are accounted for in my budget app, so that feels good.

To keep my mind occupied, I also started tracking some index funds I want to exchange.

Oh, fun news. I decided to get a little fancy with my investing.

I had started buying the Fidelity Zero Index but my cost basis was pretty high, so I exchanged it for another mutual fund I have and want to try to see if I can't get it for lower. It's a little risky, but it's more fun than any huge gain or loss. 

I want to play in the market while I still can. 

I haven't yet changed my 401k contributions to allow more money to be available to send to family.