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I think #2 is unrealistic for a lot of people... The other points aren't bad.

Heehee. At least with money I can know exactly how I'm spending it. I hate the effort it takes to track calories and the level of associated uncertainty.

Not necessarily. You can have a budget at any income level. It just might mean facing the fact that your expenses are higher than your income. No one says a budget can't show you how much your going into debt instead of how much your saving. My partner was there through his college. It's just depressing so you are less likely to do it. I don't know if I would stick to it.

But I think knowing where your money is going and where it is coming from is a key step in motivating yourself to make a change... either to fight for other opportunities or to change spending habits. And it also gives you visibility into what differences it makes on a weekly or monthly or yearly basis.

Envelope style budgeting:)

I'm going to reply to your comment... But check out the philosophy of You Need A Budget. One of their keystones is roll with the punches. If you go on a spending spree, you just acknowledge it, cover those categories with money from somewhere else (or have it be on a credit card where it'll warn you youre going into debt).

Jumpsuits make bathrooming more complicated. I absolutely love dresses for this reason 😁 and you can pair them with just about any style of shoes from sandals to sneakers to boots to strappy heels!

... what were your goals?

Psst. thank you for starting this community. I probably won't have much to post but it's one I love to lurk on and dream about.

Thank you for giving it a shot! Finally taking the time to find and subscribe to all my usual communities/subs.

Thank you.

I wouldn't be surprised. I've always wished for two really really bonded bunnies.

Teddy passed at the end of last September. I had adopted him from a rescue the February 15 months before that and it took almost three months before Blossom accepted him. (And he was the most likely out of the speed dates.) He was already 7-8 years old and he hadn't been cared for well by his past family. With COVID, the rescue didn't have him in foster - I adopted before he'd even been checked by a vet. He had constant sneezes and an eye infection and matted fur and too long nails and was still the sweetest little guy. We got a lot of that taken care of but never got rid of the sniffles. He stopped eating hay in the spring... I never noticed with Blossom also eating it and him continuing to eat everything else. Vet spotted kidney stones a few months later when he started peeing way too often and never in litter box. We worked on getting rid of those but turns out he also had a broken tooth. We had two surgeries because vet didn't get the full fracture the first time. And he was still struggling with the kidney stones this whole time. I thought he was finally getting better with good greens and critical care and starting hay up again... But I came home to a passed away bunny one evening after being out all day. I think it was just too little too late. Now I wonder how long that tooth was bugging him and if that didn't start off the whole process.

I feel like Blossom (with both her previously bonded partners) was just so much of a bully. I think she is sadly happier solo. (She didn't even seem to mourn when the last one passed away....)