I'm Aya, and I didn't buy anything on Black Friday Israel today

This week we found out that we spend more money than we bring in.

This discovery always comes as a complete surprise, even though in the back of my head I actually do understand the complex math behind "if you're in the red, consider stopping ordering food".

We thought about getting a financial advisor to tell me that if I'm in the red it's worth considering cooking my own meals - but paying someone to tell me the obvious feels like a luxury.

Now, since I saved several thousand shekels on financial advice, I can afford to order food.

In general, as two musicians, the concept of "proper financial management" is a bit amusing, because the first thing we had to do was change professions.

The second thing is to switch personalities.

The third thing is to change a partner.

But we probably won't do any of those things, we really like ordering food together.

But it's not just Volt that ruins my chances of losing weight, safely crossing the road or finishing the month.

In a moment November will be over and with it we too will be able to return to our normal shopping hysteria, instead of the steroid shopping hysteria of the last month.

Here it is another moment behind us, Black Friday, Cyber ​​Monday, Homeless Tuesday.

While I was sitting in front of the computer, trying not to buy things, the phone came from the bank.

Like any normal human being, I immediately stressed and ran over in my head what things come down when in the visa, but it turns out that towards the end of the year, our bank makes a round of phone calls to ask the customers if they are satisfied.

Spoiler - I'm not.

I have no money.

Can't you do something about it?

You should understand these things. 

It used to be easier.

Once upon a time before I started clicking ads on Instagram, before the algorithm learned that I had a weakness for the words "Scandinavian" and "glitter".

Today he knows me better than most people.

In fact, I'd be happy to let an algorithm buy me birthday presents and never get another body lotion or hand cream or vanilla scented candle.

Thanks, I don't want to smell like a milk delicacy. 

We buy things we don't need in the expectation that they will change our lives, make us easier and better.

And even though it never happens, we keep hoping.

I wish the new Shuponi would be Ma-Tshuponi - don't look at me: I'm just a person with an average income plus and minus in the bank.

I'm good at many things, but my nail polish is peeling, my car is full of Bamba covers, and I'm scrambling for a new phone, because the old one is still good.

And the same goes for my personality.

Because that's how it works - on Thursday night you remember that you wanted new furniture for the children's room, and then you find yourself at one in the morning sitting in front of the computer, sweating, with 54 tabs open, trying to choose between items that may look the same to an outside observer, but not to you, you're not innocent , you will not be deceived, oh no!

You already know that if you add a walnut-colored varnish or a safety rail or a friend's bed - it's an additional price.

Your eyes are already closing, but you know everything depends now, because if you don't do it your children will have to sleep on the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, look at the photo here, at the top of the column, and you will see a woman who did not buy anything on Black Friday.

No need to clap, thank you very much.

And sit down please.

I was strong, I was brave and I did what was right and deserved for me and my family.

To mark the occasion, I went to IKEA and spent NIS 700 like nothing.

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