US Economy: 2,000. My bank account: 8.

After realizing that should my landlord deposit my rent check before Thursday evening I would have exactly $8.00 in my account, I decided it was time to make a budget plan. Upon further review of my spending:income over the month of October, I have come to the realization that I spent over $2,000 on bills (some of which were emergencies, in my defense), gas, food, and various crap. Unbelievable. This coming from the girl who used to spend no more than $30 a month, and only if forced by peer pressure to go out to dinner a few times. Aye dios mio.

Needless to say, the money train has stopped. I am spending no money on anything but bills, gas, and groceries. Christmas presents will have to wait until December when I've had the month of November to take my bank account away from the brink of extinction. I suppose I felt no qualms about spending because I thought I had so much money all of a sudden. Moral of the story? There is such a thing as having too much of a good thing.