My One-hundred-and-thirty-second Post

My budget for this month is entirely shot to you-know-where. I spent too much on shoes, birthday presents, play tickets, and now I only have $4 left of my discretionary budget. I’ve been debating whether to use my “extra” $50 to buy groceries, or if I should just tough it out and live off of my “food storage” until December. On one hand, there’s really no reason why I shouldn’t use the $50—this is sort of what it’s there for. I budgeted it so that if I end up with extra expenses, there’s a safety net to keep me from diving headlong into my savings when cash runs low. But I also need to admit that I spent too much on luxury items this month. If I punish myself by limiting my spending for the rest of the month, then maybe I’ll be more reserved in my future spending. I also need to consider that Thanksgiving is this month, and I’ll be going home for about a week. That technically should reduce my grocery $ needs, but I have a feeling I’ll be spending all the money I would have saved by hanging out with my sisters and being frivolous with money. *sigh* So I guess I’ll tough it out until I go home, then spend my $50 frivolously, and then try to be better next month. But everyone knows I’m no good at being thrifty when it comes to Christmas. Dang it! Stupid holidays.