$10/week - the wait continues

I have learned to live off of $10 a week.

Well, maybe not $10 exactly, but, once all of my expenses have been tallied for the month my flexible personal funds tend to dwindle down to less then $50, or $10 per week.

So, what does this mean? Well, first of all, it means I am going to be really happy when my OSAP finally gets here. Lately I have just been telling myself that it wont be long until I can go Christmas shopping, because that is the one extra expense I really still want to be able to hold on to this year.

I also want to make sure that I am still able to have fun with my friends. The lovely friends aren't all quite as destitute as I am but they struggle with finances all the same and we have all become extremely gifted at finding fun things to do that fit the budget as well as making previously expensive nights out far more palatable.
This has included:

• Splurging on a ticket to winter formal but entirely recycling outfits to make a new look that cost me nothing. A dress good enough to wear once is good enough to wear twice.
  
• watching movies we own instead of going out to the theater. We are a little behind on whats new but have become experts on star wars and back to the future
  
• curbing the drinking. We barely go out to the bar anymore. When we do drink it is at home or a house party where it is $20 for the evening, not $5 a drink plus tip and the cost of food on the stumble home
  
• doing my homework. It is amazing I know, but for some strange reason I feel extremely accomplished when I get good marks from the institution that is eating my paychecks.
  

It can be extremely fun to be frugal and I am not going to let some money problems stop me from enjoying myself. Its not easy, but good things come to those who wait. It shouldn't be long now until my loan comes in.

If you are waiting for your ship to come in too, hold on, you are doing just fine. Now, I am off to go blow bubbles off my apartment balcony.