Diary of an Ex-Employee - Day 13.0

There's a global recession, you're out of work, time to make some changes.  But don't worry!  Because you're already....

Saving money without even trying!

1. You're not commuting to work anymore, right?  Well - and this is especially true if you used to drive every day - you're saving money!  Just think how much money you spend a month on commuting.
2. You're not showering every day anymore are you?  It's OK - you can admit it.  Think of the water bill - you're saving money!
3. If you're a woman who shops at a department store for cosmetics, you have tons of little samples lying around all over the place.  Are they in your makeup drawer?  In the medicine cabinet?  In your business travel bag?  Wherever they are, get them out cos you're about to excite your skin with all sorts of gels and creams instead of stocking up on your usual stuff.  There you go!  You're saving money!
4. You're eating lunch at home instead of the cafeteria or the local Cheesecake Factory, aren't you?  You're saving money!
5. You don't have a Starbucks or Tulleys too close by so I figure you're drinking 0-10% as many overpriced designer coffees than you used to.  You're saving money!
6. You're so depressed you can't get off the couch, can you?  Just think, if you were still working, how many Happy Hour, dinners and movies you would have been to by now in a futile attempt to distract your overactive mind from the nightmare of your Inbox, the maze of office politics and that annoying colleague who just won't leave you alone.  So, by being antisocial, you're saving money!
7. You're sleeping later and later, aren't you?  When you sleep, you don't eat, drink, smoke, turn on the TV - you don't do anything that could up the bills.  By sleeping, you're saving money!
8. You're not washing and styling your hair nearly as often as when you were working, right?  Just think how much shampoo, conditioner and styling spray you're saving, not to mention the electricity that goes into that hairdryer.  By dragging a comb through your hair, sticking in an elastic band and looking like crap cos you're not gonna see anyone today anyway, you're saving money!

So stop worrying about rebudgeting.  You're already cutting back!