![]() Coffee is free as is water and fruit - a lovely perk. I arrive at The Wing having deferred breakfast so I could get my favorite overnight oats there at The Perch. I head to the subway, latte in hand, where I put $40 on my MetroCard and get points for swiping in someone I know from my neighborhood who needs to go to work. The staff they have hired are just as fabulous as they are and includes the most optimistic young man I have ever encountered in my life. It opened a few months ago and is owned by the most wonderful young French couple - bakers. The first money I spend each day is always at my neighborhood bakery and coffee shop, Frenchy’s. I spend a lot of time working at The Wing - especially on Sunday, because it is quiet and I can set myself up for the week ahead. ![]() This is the first week that the fashion world wakes up after the holidays and the week that my spring semester begins, which means I am teaching two online courses and am thinking about future content and looks. The frugal girl in me says, “What a bargain! You don’t want to regret not getting that The Row bag at such a discounted price!” while the extravagant, luxury girl in me says, “No, put that money towards getting new spring looks from the runway at full price!” I know that at some point I will just run off to Beacon’s Closet, which I did - the very first day I started my Money Diary. The fact that I have and use a debit card complicates matters further, as do all the emails from my favorite shopping haunts advertising “75% off designer” sales creating massive temptation. My parents came from families that represented both ends of the economic spectrum and I am somewhat nervous about recording my expenses this week as I fear my spending will reflect the two proverbial poles of my DNA: extravagant and frugal (although some of my financial mood swings can be blamed on my being a Gemini). I was a social worker before that - still am - and have had to be, at times, very creative in order to remain living in NYC. I am a professor but started a fashion blog four years ago because I was feeling bored with academia and wanted to try something new. You may know her on Instagram as The Accidental Icon. ![]() ![]() In this edition of MR Money Diaries, Lyn Slater, a professor of social work and a fashion blogger, tracks her spending for a week. ![]()
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