I R Responsible Adult

Part of the chores designed to make my life easier and less stressful during the work week is getting my shit together when it comes to money. When I took a productivity workshop at uni, they told us that tasks that are "urgent, but not important" shouldn't even be on our schedule, if we want to get to the tasks that are "important, but not urgent." Meaning, utility bills shouldn't sit around on my desk staring at me accusingly. There's no reason for them to be part of the entropic creep paperwork pile that haunts my nightmares.

A while back I put together a chart, jst to get a rough assessment of what my monthly expenditure looks like. It serves several purposes: I compare bills to it to see if they're within the norm (this is how I detect high electrical bills in the winter), and I use it as a yardstick to figure out how much is reasonable to spend on unimportant things. I have a row labeled "entertainment" that's been empty till now. Now I have a pretty good idea how much I can expect to spend on entertainment monthly, not counting unusual expenses.

I also have a better idea of what sort of rent I can afford. Now I just need to figure out taxes and pension/insurance. *le sign*