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Living and spending money in Chicago

3 Apr

Living in a really fun city with a lot to do has it’s downside…I spend way too much money.

Especially since starting my kick-ass job at Groupon, I’ve been spending money like it’s going out of style. Buying lunch most (all) days, sometimes breakfast, sometimes cabs (only twice–but it adds up), maybe a trip to H&M….you get the drift.

Well this week I’m going to try to not spend any money. Yeah, I’m sure some of you already do that, in which case, more power to ya, but this is going to be a challenge for me. No cabs, no buy lunch, nada.

My biggest challenge will be Monday and Tuesday I think, because I go directly from work to school, which means I will have to pack my lunch AND dinner in the morning, or I will just have to wait until I get home at 9:30.

I’ve gotten into the hang of setting out my clothes the night before, so I guess I’m going to have to start doing that with my meals, too.

Anyway, I’m going to blog about my daily money issues, etc. We’ll see how it goes.

 

Disclaimer: I do have to buy a textbook and a note binder that are required for class. So I’m not counting that.

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