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@richgsr7 I have a similar page in my spreadsheet that breaks down my monthly costs per paycheck, per month, and per year, including the amount of money I should have left over for each period. Breaking down by hour is an interesting idea though, I'll have to look into that.

@jessefrank Speaking as someone who lives in a 270 SqFt apartment, I feel your pain. But I also urge you to try making crock-pot meals. A lot of slow-cooker meals require minimal preparation and much less space than traditionally cooked meals. I can make a mean chili with my slow-cooker with...

@bendavison This is fantastic advice as well. My problem comes from simply not considering the purchase price of an item in terms of its monthly impact on my budget. Almost all of what I buy has been thoroughly compared and researched by the time I buy it, but for some reason monthly budgeting...

@soap94 You have my condolences. That area near the marina is really nice though.

@jeancommunicates Speaking from experience, if /@soap94 lives in a major city (NYC, SF, LA, etc) $200-250 on dining out is very, very easy to achieve. NYC is an especially egregious example, a single night at a mid-tier bar where you order 3 drinks and an appetizer can cost $50-60 BEFORE tip and...

@richgsr7 I agree. However, I'm a beer lover who lives in Portland, Oregon so it's unlikely I'll manage to cut back on the habit while I live here.

@soap94 I still struggle with this. For me the (imperfect) solution so far has been a combination of the following: Meal prep. I'm lazy as hell, so I do as much meal prep as I can force myself to do. Usually that involves making a big batch of crock-pot chilli since that involves the least...

I struggle keeping a long term perspective on my budget on a day to day basis. In the past this lead to making a series of large impulse buys without considering the month-to-month impact on my budget, resulting in me rapidly racking up CC debt. After several years of trying to pay down my CC...