Fiscal Report: May 2006

I'm a very conservative budget forecaster, I guess.

I'm underbudget again this month, despite going to New York and eating like the chubby parents at the beginning of Spirited Away. I think going to Dallas helped, because my mom and dad fed me for a week.

One thing I'm surprised by is how difficult it apparently is to NOT spend any money on clothes each month. I'm not going to get too down on myself, because I'm only buying things I need. Like the official badminton shoes of the greatest athlete to ever play the game.

I haven't yet decided what I will spend the surplus on, mainly because I have a pretty good feeling there will be no shortage of opportunities to spend it on any number of frivolities.

Here's what I WON'T spend it on, however:

• A Dell widescreen LCD display.
• A Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or Nintendo Wii.
• An Apple Macbook

There is simply no reason why I can't wait until 2007 to purchase any of these things.

Unallocated: $188.80 (out of $188.80)
Dining Out: $66.64 (out of $250.00)
Clothing: $10.31 (out of $150.00)
Entertainment: $35.55 (out of $123.00

Total: 301.20 under budget