Friends that spend too much money

I am cheap, I like to not spend money, and I am a student. But I  also like new things and it is fun to go out to brunch like everyone else. Though constantly buy new things is tiring I find. This blog post is my little rant about friends of mine who spend too much money.

I don’t care what people do with their money, it is their choice.

But what I don’t like is when all our adventures, hangouts and activities are heavily reliant upon buying things and spending money. What ever happened to the picnic? Playing with toys we already have? I feel like something is lost in this heavily consumerist world. Or maybe I am just bad at being a good consumerist? ha!

This weekend I have a game, to spend 3 minutes appreciating an object, any object. I have yet to work out the details but I think it would be fun.

Do you have friends that like to spend? Are you a saver or a spender? What activities do you like to do that doesn’t cost you anything?

what I am grateful for today

1. that I was able to apply the skills I had learnt across several months into the one project I had today.
2. to have a better understanding of myself then I did yesterday
3. to have a warm space I can study in this winter
4. to have friends that make the effort to connect with me
5. that I have found things that I love and enjoy.

Sunday

What to say about Sundays?

Waking up rather late, heading to the park to collect my thoughts,

Friends joining, to eat, watch and play

Telling tales of their Saturday night,

Getting cleaned up, making plans.

A smile and a wave, back to the doona cave, to rest the day away.

around the study table

We have been gathered for a year, sometimes stationed inside, sometimes stationed out.

but it’s this little group of friends that I’ll come back to again.

to study together, until homework ends.