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...beginning of March, I started writing down everything I spend money on. They say one of the simplest ways to lose weight is to keep track of what you eat in a journal. Seeing it there on the page underscores your piggishness. I decided to do the same thing with money, even though I've been tweaking my spending ad hoc for months. Helpful hint No. 1: When you try to save money by going to the supermarket instead of eating out, you probably shouldn't shop at a store called Gourmet Garage. (See the best business deals...
Recording my expenses in a journal kicked things to a whole new level. I always thought I was fairly responsible with money. I don't have credit-card debt, I put a decent slug of my salary into my 401(k), and even though I spend a ridiculous percentage of my paycheck on housing - I do live in New York City - it's just a one-room apartment. I dropped my laptop and broke the screen a year ago; it still works, so I haven't replaced it. Helpful hint No. 2: ThinkPads are only slightly less rugged than soccer...
...know it is for me. When I started cataloging my expenses, I had a fairly good handle on how much I would spend. At least I thought I did. And then, on March 24, I realized I had less than $100 left in my budget for the month...
...subway expired on March 26. It would cost $81 to get a new one (and it will probably cost more than $100 in a couple of months thanks to rising mass-transit fares). After I added up a handful of things I knew I'd have to spend money on in the coming days - a birthday card for my niece, a co-pay for a doctor's visit - I simply didn't have the money...
...behind the counter. She must have been 75 - her hands were shaky. She shouldn't have to have a job. Will that - or a version of that - be me? Right now, I've got money for a new subway pass, it's true, but I don't want to spend it. Just because this economy hasn't come for me yet doesn't mean that it won't. (See which businesses are bucking the recession...