Hey it’s me.

I’m back.

Well, at my laptop anyways..

Just wondering how many of you I hooked on the words “budgeting” and “stress reduction”. lol.

I myself enjoy the beach.

Tip 1: go to the beach. or a park. or anywhere you can get away from people. Go by yourself.

Bring a notebook and do some writing or an art book and draw. You could also take a camera and take photographs. or a favorite pet and do a walk.

Bottom Line is get out and clear your head. These days hardly anyone puts down their gadgets or gets away from the busy struggle of the city.

It works wonders for me.

Sometimes I’m too agitated to sit still.

Do this for half an hour at least. If you can, 20 minutes if you can’t.

Budgeting.

It sucks but I know the meaning of the words “low-income” very well.

So well that. I actually started my own home business in high school. Which turned out mildly successfully. Key word mildly. And..i’m still in the low-income zone. It hasn’t helped at all. Big surprise.

I shop at dollar store and walmart mostly.

If I didn’t do that, there would be some months where I could not eat. Inevitably.

So here’s a start your own business tip: get prepared to have to read and do some paperwork for it, once you’ve got your idea all set and are ready to head down to the small business office to sort things out.

and here’s some money tips:

-buy in bulk when it makes sense to (i.e. toilet paper or packs of lysol wipes) don’t waste space on things you don’t need 5,000 of. it’ll just get you mores stressed out.

-buy from the cheap store brands. (also make sure you compare prices because some things like canned veg or different things are actually cheaper at walmart than the dollar store…which is now technically the dollar 25 store..

-don’t buy anything without checking it over….save yourself some hassle…one trip i found alright bananas at walmart but fruit that was moldy (berries). Also i went to safeway for fruit and cheese trays and found they were in-date but gross and unusable.

-use reusable bags. so what you don’t care about the environment. that’s 10 cents per plastic bag they give you. so just..ya…bring your own. it says cash in the long run.

I’m pretty sure that’s all for today.

So here’s another useless tip I thought of:

-want to be an artist? Draw for half an hour every day and you WILL improve and a lot sooner than if you don’t draw regularly and get in some practice….it doesn’t matter what you do during the half hour… you can draw from your head, or copy a picture or whatever word prompt exercises. Just as long as you do something and get in the practice….i think this goes for a lot of things in life….

Okay so..

Over and out!

-Possum Girl-

P.S. I plan on updating maybe weekly..and having some more fun things in here..like maybe recipes or activities…or what have yous….see you next time….