So....

How did I do on my first day? Just okay.

I made my morning coffee at home. Had some Eggos for breakfast. I also found a Lean Cuisine in my freezer to take with me so that I didn't have to head to the store this morning. I got to work and made it until 11:30 without spending any money. Haha.

I ran into something that's going to come up a lot - my coworkers wanted to go out to eat. Although they didn't pressure me into going to, I didn't want to miss out. So we went to Triumph, which set me back about $12.41. I didn't technically break my rules, and it was the only money that I spent today, and the food was delicious. I just need to be conscious that this is my only meal out this week now. Not exactly how I wanted to start my first day, but it'll do.

Today was also the day to pay all of the bills, so there went a whole lot of my paycheck. $600 to rent, $200 to credit card payments, $180 to my cell phone (went way over on my minutes...oops), plus about $60 to utilities. The bills just kept on coming....three more today for my car payment, Internet, and my AAA renewal. They never stop!

When I got home from work, I decided it was time to head to the grocery store to stock up. Stocking up, of course meant spending a lot. Over $100 later, and I left with enough food to hopefully get me through the end of the month, minus maybe one follow up trip for some more milk or something. I did get quite a few staples - plus $10 packets of mashed potatoes for $10, what a deal! There were also the fun snacks that I figured I'd get to keep me going. Fudgesicles! Yum.

So now I'm off to finish the evening with some homework and preparation for day two. Only 364 to go!