My brother, cousin, and I live in a house my mom owns. The total mortgage on the house is $633. Living with others gives me an advantage over other people who are struggling to eliminate debt.
My student debt is $6,000. Most of my education was paid for by grants, but I took out a small loan to cover housing one year. This loan has been with me for almost a decade now. Time to break up with Sallie Mae!
No matter what, I spend my money on gas; I cannot get to and from work without it! I also spend a good amount of money eating out as I'm not a great chef.
I grabbed an orange juice and a southern style chicken biscuit for a total of $4.71
While on my lunch break, I went to Walmart where I purchased a new USB charging cable for my phone, some Dasani water, and Febreze spray for a total of $18.40
Later on during the day, I grabbed some cinnamon apple Nutrigrain bars and some gummy snacks from Family Dollar for a total of $5.25
After going to the movies, I grabbed lunch from Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers. A three chicken finger combo with fries cost $7.12.
Once I was done with lunch, I remembered I had to put some gas in my car. I was riding around on a quarter tank of gas. To fill up my tank, I purchased $33.19 worth of gas. I now had a full tank but my car was dirty, so I headed to Benny's Car wash where I spent $6.
After picking up a couple Uber passengers, I stopped at Whole Foods to pick up a slice of Chantilly cake. This is one expensive but delicious piece of cake. It cost $3.50!
One area I struggle to save money in is my food budget; I eat fast food probably three times a week.
Today I purchased a small shrimp Po’ boy from Nola Cajun Seafood with fries and a bottle of lemonade for $5.81
Once again, this is poor planning on my behalf. I opted to buy an 8-piece chicken nugget meal from Chick-fil-A instead for $7.21.
My only other purchase was later during the day. I picked up a Hershey's milk chocolate candy from the convenience store for $1.10.
I replaced the toothpaste and bought some Listerine from the dollar store for $5.25.
For lunch I decided to get a Calzone from Rotolo's Pizzeria because it was $5 Calzone Wednesday. With tax, the total ended up being $5.50.
After eating at Rotolo's, I went to the gas station to purchase a fountain drink for $.75
Perhaps it is time to learn how to cook, because it was disgusting. In addition to purchasing the gross spaghetti, I purchased oatmeal raisin cookies for the break room at work. The total cost of purchasing these items was $7.90
I spent 2 weeks in India. A highlight was visiting a small mountain town so beautiful it didn't seem real. 
I quit McKinsey after 1.5 years. I was making over $200k but my mental health was shattered.
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