Dirty Dinar

The 3-day weekend was bad for my purse. I spent a total of KWD 74.480 from both my cash and bank account. I actually spent more but was reimbursed 50 in cash from my friends.

Losing my Way

I lost track of my expenses, which was a major slip-up. The only receipts I have in my purse are 7.640 for groceries and 9.500 for a cake. I need a better system of monitoring what I’m spending my funds on so I will have to hold on to my receipts, something I’m not used to for ordinary expenses. Usually, I keep my receipts after shopping trips for clothes in case I need to return anything.

Cash in Hand

Because I was 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 can.

Account Balance

There’s 92.980 left in my account that I’m allowed to spend for the rest of the month. I have to be more diligent about every fils I spend from this point on in order to avoid dipping into my savings.

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.