Finances…UGH
April 8th, 2008
Remember how I forgot to journal for a long time? Yeah, I had the same issue again lately. I feel as if I have had too much to juggle. It’s not just all school though, I have been juggling friends, work, studies, music and just everything else in this world. I apologize again.
Let me fill you in with what is going on. Its hard to believe that in 2.5 short weeks we will be out of here for the summer. One year completely finished! I have so much planned for the summer in hopes to catch up my class load for next year. I think I am going to take some classes at my community college. However, I cannot decide. I have only a few weeks to figure that out…AHHH Help!
One thing that I have realized and has been the toughest part about college for me over the year in its entirety is finances. I really spoiled myself after taking two years off of school to work full time and live at home, because, I made a ton of money!
I worked for absolutely no bills except for my car. I was living the high life until I got here to school.
I forgot what it was like to be a poor kid and well, it is catching up with me harder than I had anticipated. I have had my bank accounts both here at school and at home bounce at least two times each, along with getting myself into a few hundred dollars of debt on my credit card.
I feel terrible because I am constantly going back and forth with my parents in asking for more money. I guess I forgot that not everyone is made of money and I cannot always rely on my parents to bail me out of situations I had gotten myself into.
Working at the school has helped a little bit, but it doesn’t pay enough to get paid once a month and the way that gas prices are and the way the economy is going. It’s hard to just make ends meet even when you are trying to be poor and manage money.
I guess, what it boils down to is that I have a lot of growing up to do this summer with my finances. I need to make sure that I save and save as much money as possible. It is going to be ridiculous for me to work and make money this summer and come back to school and have barely anything to show for it.
So with that being said, I am setting goals for myself. I am going to honestly save my money and come back to school with a new outlook on being the stereotypical poor college student. I am not going to travel around as much so will automatically save me money on my expenses with gas and everything. So, that is where all of my friends and everyone reading this comes in. Make sure next year when I am journaling that I am keeping my word about saving money!
I will updated more soon =) I got to run to do much needed homework since the semester is coming to a quick close!