Dirty Dinar

Kuwaiti Woman’s Journey into Managing her Finances

Purse Watch

January 09th, 2008 | Category: finances, personal, purse watch

Three days ago I had KWD 68.500 in cash. Today I opened my purse to find 54 in cash remaining. Where did the 14.500 go?

  • Parking - 1.000
  • Gas - 5.000
  • Lunch at Work - 5.500
  • Dinner Out - 3.000

Parking
This is an expense that I can’t do anything about. Tomorrow is a day off so I will be saving 0.500 on parking then.

Gas
Again, this is an expense that I can’t do anything about. The price of gas is what it is and I needed a full tank to get me through this week and the next.

Lunch at Work
Of the KWD 5, only 2.300 was the cost of my food. I realize that I have to stop treating my coworker to lunch until I have better control over my finances.

Dinner Out
My dinner cost KWD 2.750 but I included a 0.250 tip. My average dinner out is around the KWD 7 mark, so spending 3 was actually a bargain for me. It helped that we were at a cafe and that I only had a salad.

Goals

Over the weekend I plan on spending time at home with family and I have been invited to my friend’s house for lunch. That will somewhat curb my expenses. However, I have a birthday that I will need to chip in to buy a birthday cake for and present so my good intentions may come to nothing.

2 Comments so far

  1. Dirty Dinar :: Purse Watch January 14th, 2008 11:14 am

    [...] reimbursed 50 in cash by my friends, my cash for this week starts out at 68.500 again, just like last week’s Purse Watch. I have to make an effort to stretch it out as much as I possibly [...]

  2. Dana January 19th, 2008 4:35 pm

    i know it might sound far-fetched, but have you ever tried to carpool to cut down on car expenses? Also, bring lunch from home.. it’s healthier too!

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