Budget Recap - April
Dining Out: I did better than Feb, but it is still too high. Sigh. This is really a struggle right now. However, last night I set out some meat to thaw and cleaned out the upstairs fridge in order to cook this week/weekend. I’ve not been upstairs because it was a mess since I stopped cleaning — now the the new cleaning people have really made some major improvements in the kitchen and I can stand to be in it. Also, cooking in the basement apartment is unacceptable because it heats the place up and makes it unbearable.
Savings: The amount listed will be my last deposit for a while. I’m not getting paid to clean anymore and that was what funded my savings account. I’m not going to worry too much about it right now since I’m hoping to hear back from a new job later this week or next.
Transportation: My biggest problem this month, other than over spending on dining out, is the unexpected repairs on the car. Also, connected to that incident was a citation for failure to display parking permit on campus because I took it out of my car when it was being towed and forgot to put it back on — I’ve sent in a review letter and hopefully will not be spending another $75 for that single incident.
Cash: the cash column is higher than usual because I was without a bank card for a week. In reality, I probably spent more money this month but used cash reserves from the partner versus my account.