February is a good month to me. In term of finance, this is a 3 paychecks month in addition to tax refund and deposit from book sold. I've also managed to cross off quite a number of entries on my to do list and got the ball rolling in my search for that 2nd job.

On the downside, I also set foot into a Goodwill store for the first time ever only to discover that I'm not a thrift store shopper. I might go to a bigger store for one more try but I won't pin my hope on it. The last store I went to, chosen because of its location--smack dab in the middle of an affluence neighborhood--in addition to positive feedbacks on the web, had nothing but crap. Not just crap, but expensive crap. It doesn't feel like a deal when the item is worn, came from places like Target and is listed at 1/2 to 2/3 the price of the main store clearance price. I could just browse the clearance racks and get something brand new.

I have no problem paying decent price for used stuff like furniture or car, but for something that is going to be next to my skin all day, the word used has an entirely different meaning. Furthermore, when the product is of low quality and is easily affordable when new, used should translate to 1/10 the price at most. I mean, the whole point of a used market is because the quality of the product ensures that it'll last and it's too expensive when new.

Then again, all these negativity probably stemmed from the fact that I recently cleaned out my closet and gave away nearly 80% of it. It made me realize exactly how much I've wasted on crap. I'm now leaned more toward high quality but expensive stuff. Which is why my wallet had been crying these past two months while I went about stimulating the economy.