I took a cursory glance at my bank balance today, and whooo boy. I need to stop spending money if I'm going to go to Seattle in July. I figure I'm going to need to have a budget of around $500 for the whole trip, maybe $600, and that's just not going to happen if:
a) I'm still at the same job I'm at right now, with no second job (which is a LAST RESORT; I am trying to get a Real Job you guys, honest)
b) I keep spending money on movies, books, and music.
Of course, if I wind up getting that Real Job I may not be able to go to Seattle at all, but I'll cross that bridge when (if) it comes.
Anyway, yes. I'm gonna be going to the Paramus mall with a friend on Monday, but I'm gonna try very hard not to spend any money (except on that delicious Amanzi tea!), and after that, just... no more frivolous spending for a while. I'm not working enough hours right now to justify it. If I was still working 20, 25, 30 hours a week it wouldn't be SUCH a big deal to buy a few movies or books here and there, but now it's more like 10 or 15 hours a week. So, yeah.
Man, not only am I no longer drinking soda and cutting back on snacks, now I can't buy entertaining shit! Life Is Hard.
a) I'm still at the same job I'm at right now, with no second job (which is a LAST RESORT; I am trying to get a Real Job you guys, honest)
b) I keep spending money on movies, books, and music.
Of course, if I wind up getting that Real Job I may not be able to go to Seattle at all, but I'll cross that bridge when (if) it comes.
Anyway, yes. I'm gonna be going to the Paramus mall with a friend on Monday, but I'm gonna try very hard not to spend any money (except on that delicious Amanzi tea!), and after that, just... no more frivolous spending for a while. I'm not working enough hours right now to justify it. If I was still working 20, 25, 30 hours a week it wouldn't be SUCH a big deal to buy a few movies or books here and there, but now it's more like 10 or 15 hours a week. So, yeah.
Man, not only am I no longer drinking soda and cutting back on snacks, now I can't buy entertaining shit! Life Is Hard.