Ever since coming to Japan, I’ve been pretty good about maintaining a good budget. I rarely go over what I set aside and ofttimes find that I have money “left over”.
This month is so not the case.
I reason it out that this is the first month that I’m spending in the house alone, so I suppose that’s part of it. Also, I have been far more social than I have before, eating out, meeting people for coffee, etc.
We plan on going to Costco this Thursday and I plan on buying some Prego. Looks like it’s living off of pasta, pop corn, and peanut butter sammiches again for some time. At least, that’s what I’ll try to do!
The thing that frustrates me is I’m not strapped for cash. I’m not exactly rolling in dough, but I can afford to not freak out — hell, I can still buy that damn iPod I keep going on and on about as well as the beanbag chair.
Why am I such a freak?? I’m not trying to…flaunt money either, if that makes sense. (You know me, I panic at the thought of offending anyone.) I just wish I wasn’t so…I believe the term is “neurotic”.
Stupid money.
