I’m forever alone

Helps to be small and eat the same thing every day

Correct

The figure you see there is after tax. Though it also includes $3K of my tax return.

I make $18.50/hour full time. Not including a profit sharing check at the end of the year which, last year, brought it up to an average of roughly $30/hr but it obviously heavily depends on the years’ profits.

Letting the water run when ur not even in the shower is insane. I would have a problem with that. In fact if they were my friend, finding that out about them would be the beginning of a declining friendship.

Gotta get roommates to get rent that low

Sure

I did that for a little bit, but i prefer to see my actual expenses at a glance. My savings is just income minus expenses.

Unfortunately the income includes $3K tax return. So I’m really only saving like $190/month. But at the end of the year I get a profit sharing bonus. 100% of that is saved.

Heres one

Turns out I’m not THAT frugal lol. Some good tips here though. Thankfully I don’t pay for water.

I’m not sure about utility rates changing depending on the time of day where I live. But my showers are only 5 minutes long anyway. And laundry / cooking / dishwashing is almost always done after 7pm anyway. I have 2 roommates so I can’t control what they do though. Unfortunately I do have AC running when I’m at work for my cat. And my roommate insists on heating the house warmer than I’d like. I feel like 65 during the day and 60 at night is fine though.

I don’t shop sales cuz I almost exclusively shop at Aldi (they don’t do sales). But I should still look into stocking up on stuff that freezes well if I ever go anywhere else.

Umm have you SEEN my cat? I could never

Roommmates is the way… my rent is $2775 but I split it 3 ways.

I just spent $1000 on two AC units mostly for my cat tbh

That’s correct!

Yep my elementary school teacher’s cat died in the dryer too. Hearing that as a 5 year old, I have always kept in mind cats must stay away from the dryer.

Definitely plan to listen to my body as much as possible. I have a tendency to overwork myself when it comes to exercise. But hopefully running is a bit easier to judge.

Thanks! Yeah I think eating will be the most annoying thing for me to do. I’m bad at eating enough. And good to know about walking. I kinda thought if it comes down to it, walking isn’t too bad to bring my HR down. I’m using Brooks Ghost Max 3 right now and I like them so far but I don’t have much to compare them to. Saucony Triumph was my first running shoe. They honestly don’t feel too different. Lots of cushion.

I’ve been almost exclusively running on concrete lol. Though there is a HS track very close so I can do that more. It’s just so boring. Luckily I haven’t had any shin splint pain and I’ve gotten to easy 5k’s so it’s looking good so far.

One thing I haven’t looked into is the best way to hydrate/fuel during a run. I haven’t gotten to a point where that’s necessary as long as I prepare properly. But I’m pretty sure anything over 10K it’s a good idea to bring something. which means I should probably buy something to hold stuff

Thanks a lot! I really hope I don’t shit myself. That sounds awful lol