I only get paid once a month. Because of this I try to stick to a budget… try and mostly fail. I give myself $700 for all my spending money for the entire month (groceries, gas, eating out, pet supplies, and miscellaneous)
This month I gave myself a $600 budget. I just want to save more. I haven’t even been paid a week and I already feel like I’ve gone over my budget for the rest of the month. I feel like I’m stuck in a vicious cycle, like I realize I need something during the month, but I’ll wait til my next paycheck. Then when I get paid I buy a bunch of things I need, feel broke again, rinse and repeat.
I feel lucky because I live with my parents and they only charge me $100 in rent, but at my age my parents and I get into it sometimes. A 400 sq. foot studio apartment in my town starts at $1,450. I can never move out
I’ve starting working out again and I went to Costco because I wanted those protein milk shakes. They little boxed milks. I saw the price and it was $30. It made me so fucking sad because I just cannot afford those. And gas here is almost $5🫠
It’s never enough, is it?