Money is tight right now. After paying my rent and car insurance, I’m left with $26 in my checking account. I probably have about $20 in cash, too. This has to last me until Wednesday. Yeah, it’s that tight. The good news is that Wednesday’s paycheck is pretty much clear. It’ll go toward paying down a credit card that will be used to secure the rental car for my trip to Pittsburgh.
I had some guests last night. Beth asked me if I could keep the boys overnight, and I was happy to have them. It was a little rough because Reggie and Buddy play hard. Oh, do they play hard. Brutus, on the other hand, was an absolute gem.
Oh, the point of my post… I was trying to figure out what to cook using what I had on-hand. Using some ground beef from the freezer and a few cans of crushed tomatoes, I made a pretty good pasta sauce. And it made a bunch, so that will get me through the next few days.
I was telling Beth that ten years ago, I could survive for weeks on $50. It was so easy then. It’s not hard today, really. I’m just used to spending money when I want on what I want. It really is all about perspective.