No I don't have them all but I did buy two from Japan and bf bought me 2 in SF and much bigger size. I may be old but I love anything cute! I don't think that will change. My poor kids will have such a childish mom! I don't have any pictures lying around. Obsession with alpaca stuff animals is not healthy for my wallet either. But they are so hard to resist. They are Arpakasso or Alpacasso that are from crane machines in Japan. I always found alpaca funny animals and they are so soft!
Anyways the main topic is Money and lets see what I said...
Rent- $550
Bills $50?
Groceries $100?
Gas 50?
Dining $50?
Clothing (Shoes/Accessories/etc) $100?
Toiletries/Makeup $25
Save/spend $75? (+100++)
That didn't happen. My defense is that I needed to buy things to settle down and obviously and that cost lots of money.
Let's review Month 1- August spending
Rent- $550
Utilities- $50.69
Groceries- $203.04
Gas- 0
Dining- $13
Clothing - $92.27
Toiletries/Makeup- $86.71
Miscellaneous $764.07
House- $181.90
Car payment- TBA
School- $21.95
Total- $1,963.63
Yah I am totally over budget. Lets break it down a bit. So Rent is set. Utilities was high because I have one roommate that had to turn on AC when the house is empty and not that hot. UGH! I will do the same in winter though. I know utilities will fluctuate so I'm not that worried and expected it to go over.
Groceries... My defense is that I bought enough protein to last me for months. My weekly groceries now consist of just fresh produces, milk, breakfast and some sandwich goodies. I even stocked up on snacks for at lest few months. Obviously my next month grocery budget is already over... but I am just stocking up so I don't have to buy so much later when I'm too busy. I shop pretty thrifty I think and I will try to buy cheaper things from now on. My goal is under $20 a week.
Gas- Didn't drive that much but buying things for the place did eat up some gas. Good thing car is pretty gas friendly
Dining- Went out with roommates and end up spending money. Ordered cheap though. We try to opt happy hours and get the most out of our money. It's hard to eat out alone anyways. Except cafeteria but I can live off sandwiches.
Clothing- I stayed in budget! OMG. well I did went a bit crazy buying shoes this month. I'm still searching for gym shoes but might just wait till I go home to get it. I don't have time to work out. I did get a Yoga mat. Hopefully during a break I can do a workout video... Pretty glad I didn't succumb to online shopping that much.. I am still on the lookout for shorts.
Toiletries/makeup- I had to re buy lots of liquid items and sanitary stuff so it end up adding up. I think I'm set for at least half a year so it will even out.
Miscellaneous- These were kind of random house items, supplies and furniture. Stayed pretty in budget buying major things like a bed. I could have settle for a used bed but I didn't really want to deal with someone's bed. GROSS. It's a shame I have to give it up in 4 years.
House- It's suppose to be mostly household items like cleaning supplies and paper napkin stuff but I threw in some furniture and bedding so it's a bit messy. Spending a lot more than I imagined.
Car- So my parents bought me a new car and it of course cost money. Luckily interest is cheap so we can pay it off slowly. I am sad that there is some scratches already. One I did and one I have no clue where it came from. I don't love owning a car because it's a lot of responsibility. Just means more money my parents will have to put up with. Sigh
School- I already spent $500+ in Sept. and over $1000 in Oct. on stupid supplies/equipment. I hate it. fml
Overall. I think by Oct my budget will come into play. I am more conscious now about spending money and hopefully it will work out.
Back to studying... life of a student fml
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