An especially surly young man

Monday 14th July, 2008 - £8,850.98 in debt…

This weekend saw my first trip to Nottingham for bridesmaid duties, and I spent £52.80. Not too bad, especially since I’ve only spent about a fiver on day-to-day things over the last couple of weeks, and I can now severely restrict my spending for the next few days as well.

But why spend over £50 on one weekend? Well, apparently this is what happens when you don’t tell your friends you’re on a budget.

I didn’t want to spend the whole time moaning that I’ve got no money, so I ended up doing completely unnecessary things – spending £9.50 (including tip) on lunch, using a service station cash machine that charges £2 to give me my own flipping money, buying takeout coffees from a surly young man…

Luckily, I felt horribly, horribly bad about doing all of those things and I won’t be doing them again in a hurry. I especially won’t be seeing any superhero-themed Will Smith films at the cinema without the aid of Orange Wednesdays.