I don't keep track of my finances well, but I KNOW that I've gone over $10 a day. Let's re-cap, as best we can, the past week.Monday: $5 on movie from Video Difference
Tuesday: $625 on rent, $4.50 on gelato with family (we may be Irish, but we go dutch)
Wednesday: $32 on groceries, $10 on light lunch with mom before she goes home to PEI
Thursday: $4 on public transit, $15 on Spanish lesson
Friday: $12 on groceries, about $8 of which is on grapes that I devour within 48 hours
Saturday: $40 on dinner with Simon (my treat, I didn't actually eat $40 worth of sushi... not that I couldn't!)
Sunday: $17 on groceries
I should tack on another $10 spent on coffees and other Internet-enabling refreshments. So that brings us up to... $149.50. I'm not counting the rent, it's just too painful ($774.50!!!)
Yeah, Liz is doing better.
In my defense, a lot of that ($57) was on groceries, and I didn't plan on Simon visiting OR my mom's visit and hence didn't budget for the extras that ensued. Surprises and the Superstore are what get me every time... today I've only spent $5 on coffee, but let's be honest, you know that I'm going to spend more on sustenance and libations before the day is through.
Boo-urns. I think we should sell ad space here, too.
1 comment:
That's the thing about budgetting: you have to budget "unexpected expenses." Life doesn't always go to plan, or to budget. It's the unexpected expenses that reall ding the budget, which is why it's best to plan for them. Other ways to stick to budget: bring your own beverages with you instead of spending so much on drinks when you're out (coffee's not good for you anyway!).
I live two doors down from Sobeys, so when I first moved in, it was so easy to just pop next door to pick up a few things. But then I was doing it several times a week, and it wound up costing me more by buying a little each time than by doing one weekly grocery order. Consider cutting back on grocery visits, it might save you in the long run.
Good luck with the budget!
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