live within my means

.... finding cheap things that still allow me to eat a variety of foods, with good nutritional value. I’ve got eggs, those are easy. Peanut butter and jam sandwiches aren’t too obscenely expensive. Tuna may have mercury in it (supposedly), but it works fine with mayo on whole wheat bread. I’m cooking myself spinach on a semi-regular basis, though I read it’s more nutritious raw.

I’m setting up a (monetarily) sustainable diet. Yay me.

We’ll see how long I can keep from blowing it on something unnecessary.

Good news: I’ve started carrying cash so I’m a little more hesitant about spending. I also got a bike rack out of the basement and figured out how to put it on the car, so even when I do take the car I can supplement with the bike.

Bad news: Took out yet another student loan. I’m finding that not having enough money is a very scary concept, so I keep trying to pretend I have money.
How very human of me.

... weakness for food. I have two primary things I like to do: I like to drive places, and I like to eat tasty and healthy food (mostly in that order). Gas is very expensive, and healthy and tasty are both expensive, too. It seems so simple, but I’m so far beyond my means at this point…

... I made my first trip to the grocery store by bike. I could only get the things that could survive the trip, but it’s a start on the road to spending less on gas. I also took some newspapers to recycle, and kind of ate it on the way there. My knee will probably hurt for a few days, but that which doesn’t kill me can only damage me, right?