week 1

Okay guys, brace yourself ...
as promised I will post the total amount of money I have spent in this last week.
I have kept all of my receipts, and I solemnly swear that I have included everything!
I am doing this honestly :)




Here is the breakdown of money spent this week:


$15.37 on batteries
$19.07 on food and drinks
$1.98 on jello ... >.<
$42.55 on an 8G usb drive


this bring the total to:


$78.97


Wow ...
Thats really hard to see. I understand that I have made some pretty big purchases, the USB and the batteries aren't something that I buy every week, but still. Every week there seems to be something that I have to have, or that I "need" to buy. I seriously need to break this habit! Almost eighty dollars in one week is unacceptable. I mean, thats a huge fraction of my paycheck, what's the point of putting myself through the stress of having a job and going to school full time if I'm just going to blow all the money I earn on junk I don't need!?
Oh, and for those of you who are curious about the jello ... I use it for pore strips.
Its cheaper than the store bought ones! ^^ So thats why I didn't include it as food.
A few things are up for debate here. I did need that USB for school (this class in particular) and there will be future purchases for school, that I don't think should count as 'unnecessary' purchases. But I will include them in the weekly totals anyway, because its during the weeks that I spend that kind of money, that I need to be extra careful.


So, I'm really shocked to see that number. Its amazing how little purchases (and big ones...) can really add up before you know it.
It's a long road ahead, but I am defiantly pumped for this challenge, and that big red number will only inspire me further to keep myself accountable for what I spend.




Katrina