stick to a budget

I’m still going $20-$30 over budget each week. What can I do? I need to think about this, and how to make it work. I won’t be able to accomplish my “get out of debt” goal.

Last week, I only went $20 over budget. I’m getting closer!

I didn’t exactly make it this first week: I ended up spending $140, rather than the $100 I had budgeted. But I know exactly where $30 of that extra $40 went, and I don’t have to do it again this week.

I started again on Friday (yesterday) with $100.

Friday I got a summer paycheck, and took out $100 for the next week. I had to go grocery shopping, but I still have over $60 left to get me through until next Friday. Will report back then.

Can I do this? Including groceries? And my huge latte habit? I used to get by on $60 a week, and that was back when I spent a lot of money on beer.

I get paid in a week, so we’ll start this then. I should make weekly entries on this one…