2013-08-01, 02:27 PM
pomegranate guys. You are all very awesome people and I seriously pineappleing appreciate what you all said here.
I'm definitely going to spend some time to figure out my expenses and save enough to get my first car by this time next year. How much do cars go for, 5k? So I can try to set aside like $450/month for that. I've stopped playing Maplestory (and games in general) so I don't really need an entertainment budget. Probably a clothes one (~$80 a month?) though, for maybe 6 months, since, what the hell, my wardrobe is in need of serious redoing and, like everyone said, I shouldn't feel guilty about it. When I think about it, when a single day's work equals a month's worth of new clothes, I really shouldn't feel guilty. It's totally reasonable. Wow.
And then that leaves me with like, $70 a month (when school starts) to do whatever the hell I want, guilt free. Hot damn.
It's going to take some time to adjust to the idea of actually being able to spend once in a while, but... yeah. I feel better, now that I have accepted that I'm doing things reasonably.
Just went to the bank, so this just happened:
![[Image: yesthisisgood.png]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8038366/dumpster/yesthisisgood.png)
Feels good, man. Can't wait to go back-to-school shopping. Able to actually get my little brother stuff this year.
I don't really have to think about credit cards yet (can't apply until I'm 18), but I'll get one the moment I can if only so I can start building a credit score. I don't anticipate having to borrow on credit, but hey, I can't see a year into the future.
I'm definitely going to spend some time to figure out my expenses and save enough to get my first car by this time next year. How much do cars go for, 5k? So I can try to set aside like $450/month for that. I've stopped playing Maplestory (and games in general) so I don't really need an entertainment budget. Probably a clothes one (~$80 a month?) though, for maybe 6 months, since, what the hell, my wardrobe is in need of serious redoing and, like everyone said, I shouldn't feel guilty about it. When I think about it, when a single day's work equals a month's worth of new clothes, I really shouldn't feel guilty. It's totally reasonable. Wow.
And then that leaves me with like, $70 a month (when school starts) to do whatever the hell I want, guilt free. Hot damn.
It's going to take some time to adjust to the idea of actually being able to spend once in a while, but... yeah. I feel better, now that I have accepted that I'm doing things reasonably.
Just went to the bank, so this just happened:
Feels good, man. Can't wait to go back-to-school shopping. Able to actually get my little brother stuff this year.
I don't really have to think about credit cards yet (can't apply until I'm 18), but I'll get one the moment I can if only so I can start building a credit score. I don't anticipate having to borrow on credit, but hey, I can't see a year into the future.