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totchipanda) wrote2025-05-16 11:09 am
totchipanda) wrote2025-05-16 11:09 am
T-minus...
A few more hours from time of posting, staycation commence!
And thank fucking CHRIST I got paid today. I had options if my budget ran out completely, but I made it. I am getting the biggest plate of chinese food for lunch today -- aka my normal sized meal, but I didn't have to cook it and did absolutely nothing but decide which of the delicious offerings I wanted to put into my belly.
I decided to try something new this month and planned out my ENTIRE budget for the next four weeks. Theoretically, my app will still guide me with available budget bc it works on a "balance available" and "future balance" once all line items are checked off. I wish I could export the entries to excel, but it is app-specific (so if anyone has a budgeting app they like, I'm listening), and I purposely left a benefit refund payment off so I don't think about it before it becomes relevant. I'm pretty sure I've accounted for everything that is like bills and known expenses, leaving me a future balance of $850 that needs to account for groceries, cat food, new glasses, anything that is somewhat variable and semi-planned, plus anything that pops up. My excel sheet accounts for those things and suggest about $300 in "fun" money. So I can't go wild (as usual) but I can get a couple "treats".
I thought this morning that on my next payday I will add on the further two weeks into June and see if that helps me budget better.
Library book is available so I will happily read it and finish this series I started. I might even sit outside with a tasty drink to do so!
Bought new bras while I was out at lunch. No idea if they'll fit (it was Winners) but I got three for the price of one at the other place I was investigating. We shall see!
Debating if I want to go out straight from work to get cat food + groceries, or wait at home a little bit. I'm leaning towards just going; going out later, I'll just sit at home in short-term waiting mode and getting nothing done but feeling anxious. Yeah, I've talked myself into it lol.
And thank fucking CHRIST I got paid today. I had options if my budget ran out completely, but I made it. I am getting the biggest plate of chinese food for lunch today -- aka my normal sized meal, but I didn't have to cook it and did absolutely nothing but decide which of the delicious offerings I wanted to put into my belly.
I decided to try something new this month and planned out my ENTIRE budget for the next four weeks. Theoretically, my app will still guide me with available budget bc it works on a "balance available" and "future balance" once all line items are checked off. I wish I could export the entries to excel, but it is app-specific (so if anyone has a budgeting app they like, I'm listening), and I purposely left a benefit refund payment off so I don't think about it before it becomes relevant. I'm pretty sure I've accounted for everything that is like bills and known expenses, leaving me a future balance of $850 that needs to account for groceries, cat food, new glasses, anything that is somewhat variable and semi-planned, plus anything that pops up. My excel sheet accounts for those things and suggest about $300 in "fun" money. So I can't go wild (as usual) but I can get a couple "treats".
I thought this morning that on my next payday I will add on the further two weeks into June and see if that helps me budget better.
Library book is available so I will happily read it and finish this series I started. I might even sit outside with a tasty drink to do so!
Bought new bras while I was out at lunch. No idea if they'll fit (it was Winners) but I got three for the price of one at the other place I was investigating. We shall see!
Debating if I want to go out straight from work to get cat food + groceries, or wait at home a little bit. I'm leaning towards just going; going out later, I'll just sit at home in short-term waiting mode and getting nothing done but feeling anxious. Yeah, I've talked myself into it lol.