Money management sucks, and apartment life
Omg. My money can not come soon enough. But the thing is, I have to not go crazy with it just because I've gone so long without money. I need to make a concise list of what I need, versus what I WANT to spurge on.
Need:
-Bras
-Books for class
-Shoes
-Freezer for the apt.
-David Cook's album (srsly, this is a need. you understand.)
-Vacuum
Want:
-External hard drive
-Livejournal paid account (my iconnsssss)
-Shirts
-Nicer razor
-Paint for my room
-New sheets/comforter set
-New curtains
-Seat Cover for my car
-Phone dock
-Coat
Dreams:
-New laptop
-A kitty
-A degree
As you can see, my list of wants is far more frivolous, long and unnecessary, but probably what I'll spend my money on anyway. I've only got $1,000 to play around with this time, not $2,000 like I did before because I have to keep A LOT of money to the side for rent/gas. Because I'm independent now.
I suppose it's okay. It was about what I expected it to be: a mixture of good and bad. I'll do a good bad and ugly list.
Good:
-Being able to eat what we want for dinner
-Having a sense of doing the right thing, and independence
-Not mooching off my grandma
-I can go anywhere, whenever I feel like it
-I can have a beer with my dinner if I feel like it, without gma disapproving
-I can have company over, any company I want to
-No need to censor what we watch
-No step grandpa running around early in the morning naked/being weird
-I don't have to worry about Amanda being a burden on my grandma, or worry about her going home
-Don't have to do a god damn thing if I don't want to
-I don't have to look at my cousins every god damn day, or worry about how they are going to inconvenience my every day life.
Bad:
-Pleasing everyone when it comes to food
-Finding something we all want to do
-Buying groceries
-Having to carry laundry to other places to do it
-Driving. I fucking hate driving.
-Gas money
-Not being able to wank because there's always someone around
-Not a lot of room to store shit, and between 3 girls, we have a lot of shit.
-Waking up on my own, because gma always woke me up
-Chores not being done for me
-I can't sleep naked because Amanda sleeps with me every night
-Internet is too expensive, so we rob it from the neighbors
Ugly:
-Colleen is a complete douche nozzle when she comes home from work
-EVERYONE wants to come visit us, all the time, every day. We rarely don't have company.
-Colleen's mom likes to come over and insult how we have things set up, and rearranges shit for us
-I miss my family a lot more when I'm there
-When Colleen and Amanda are both gone, I'm so utterly lonely I cry. And watch porn.
But honestly, it's pretty balanced between good and bad. And living here was almost the same balance of good and bad, just different pros and cons. So I'm not sure if I'm happy or not just yet. We shall see once I start school. I think that might tip me into the unhappy zone, but for right now I'm content.
Need:
-Bras
-Books for class
-Shoes
-Freezer for the apt.
-David Cook's album (srsly, this is a need. you understand.)
-Vacuum
Want:
-External hard drive
-Livejournal paid account (my iconnsssss)
-Shirts
-Nicer razor
-Paint for my room
-New sheets/comforter set
-New curtains
-Seat Cover for my car
-Phone dock
-Coat
Dreams:
-New laptop
-A kitty
-A degree
As you can see, my list of wants is far more frivolous, long and unnecessary, but probably what I'll spend my money on anyway. I've only got $1,000 to play around with this time, not $2,000 like I did before because I have to keep A LOT of money to the side for rent/gas. Because I'm independent now.
I suppose it's okay. It was about what I expected it to be: a mixture of good and bad. I'll do a good bad and ugly list.
Good:
-Being able to eat what we want for dinner
-Having a sense of doing the right thing, and independence
-Not mooching off my grandma
-I can go anywhere, whenever I feel like it
-I can have a beer with my dinner if I feel like it, without gma disapproving
-I can have company over, any company I want to
-No need to censor what we watch
-No step grandpa running around early in the morning naked/being weird
-I don't have to worry about Amanda being a burden on my grandma, or worry about her going home
-Don't have to do a god damn thing if I don't want to
-I don't have to look at my cousins every god damn day, or worry about how they are going to inconvenience my every day life.
Bad:
-Pleasing everyone when it comes to food
-Finding something we all want to do
-Buying groceries
-Having to carry laundry to other places to do it
-Driving. I fucking hate driving.
-Gas money
-Not being able to wank because there's always someone around
-Not a lot of room to store shit, and between 3 girls, we have a lot of shit.
-Waking up on my own, because gma always woke me up
-Chores not being done for me
-I can't sleep naked because Amanda sleeps with me every night
-Internet is too expensive, so we rob it from the neighbors
Ugly:
-Colleen is a complete douche nozzle when she comes home from work
-EVERYONE wants to come visit us, all the time, every day. We rarely don't have company.
-Colleen's mom likes to come over and insult how we have things set up, and rearranges shit for us
-I miss my family a lot more when I'm there
-When Colleen and Amanda are both gone, I'm so utterly lonely I cry. And watch porn.
But honestly, it's pretty balanced between good and bad. And living here was almost the same balance of good and bad, just different pros and cons. So I'm not sure if I'm happy or not just yet. We shall see once I start school. I think that might tip me into the unhappy zone, but for right now I'm content.