Recapping what I spent in July 2022 and what is my August 2022 budget. July 2022 Spending: $2,489 vs $2,935 Rent: 33% vs 28% Groceries: 17% vs 1% Shopping: 20% vs 17% Dining Out: 23% vs 17% Health: 3% vs 2% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 2% Gifts: 2% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…

Lately I’ve been thinking about the future. Who do I want to be? How would I describe my ideal future self? Since we are halfway through 2022, I wanted to reflect on the 2022 Bucket List I created in Dec. 2021 as well as write out what are my new…

When I was a kid, I was an avid reader. I remember getting so excited about visiting the bookstore Borders (RIP). Once my family got to Borders, I beelined for the kids section, grabbing whatever Nancy Drew or Heartland book was new. …

Recapping what I spent in June 2022 and what is my July 2022 budget. June 2022 Spending: $1,945 vs $1,675 Rent: 4% vs 0% Groceries: 14% vs 17% Shopping: 34% vs 6% Dining Out: 18% vs 28% Health: 1% vs 3% Transportation: 1% vs 2% Work: 0% vs 3% Gifts: 0% vs 3% Membership: 0% vs…

Recapping what I spent in May 2022 and what is my June 2022 budget. May 2022: $2,156 vs $1,975 Rent: 0% vs 0% Groceries: 19% vs 25% Shopping: 1% vs 5% Dining Out: 41% vs 30% Health: 2% vs 3% Transportation: 0% vs 2% Work: 0% vs 3% Gifts: 8% vs 3% Membership: 0% vs…

I recently started a new job (yay!). However, since I’m on the west coast and most of the folks I work with are in India and east coast, I have 6am meetings almost every workday. It’s definitely been an adjustment, affecting all parts of my life including my boyfriend who…

Recapping what I spent in April 2022 and what is my May 2022 budget. April 2022: $4,923 vs $2,475 Rent: 20% vs 40% Groceries: 8% vs 10% Shopping: 0% vs 6% Dining Out: 16% vs 2% Health: 1% vs 4% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 2% Gifts: 0% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…

Recapping what I spent in March 2022 and what is my April 2022 budget. March 2022: $3,226 vs $3,335 Rent: 30% vs 30% Groceries: 7% vs 7% Shopping: 7% vs 4% Dining Out: 23% vs 15% Health: 7% vs 4% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 1% Gifts: 0% vs 1% Membership: 24% vs…

Recapping what I spent in February 2022 and what is my March 2022 budget. February 2022: $2,728 vs $2,675 Rent: 35% vs 45% Groceries: 16% vs 9% Shopping: 6% vs 6% Dining Out: 22% vs 19% Health: 15% vs 2% Transportation: 0% vs 1% Work: 0% vs 2% Gifts: 0% vs 2% Membership: 0% vs…