Precious Dollars

I withdrew our grocery money for the next two weeks from our bank account today.  I am determined to stick to the grocery/household budget for this week and I think using cash will make me more mindful of my spending.  It certainly did today after I left work.  It has been 100+ degrees this week and I've made it a habit of stopping at the grocery store on the way to pick my son up from camp and grabbing a bottle of soda.  With tax, it's almost $2.  I really wanted a soda today.  But I just couldn't bring myself to stop and grab one because I didn't want to part with my precious dollars knowing how scarce they are and that we still need to do a big grocery shop.