Is spending $70 in one day on essentials and a few extras unreasonable?

[Anonymous]

I spent $70 in a day and distraught.
I bought a $10 belt I needed as my only pair of jeans I own was falling.
$10 for a healthy smoothie. I never have bought a healthy smoothie all year. I can’t make smoothies at home as the blender broke down

$5 to complete a bill and $5 for a drink , $7 for a storage container to finish packing as my family is moving out in few days so we need to pack , $3 for another drink

$15 for subscription I use, $3 for a payment I need do for an online class I’m doing,

& $20 for a purse I don’t like and will return. And will use that to add more gas as gas suddenly is now $6 .

[Jersey2]

That is all reasonable but you seem to be under financial stress. You may want to buy some things from a thrift store. A belt will last many years but you could get one for a lot oess at a thrift store. Get a blender there too. They have a lot of what you need.

[RavVid]

I spend about $50 AUD a day and I am very controlled in my spending but of course costs don't hit uniformly across the month.

I've bought some luxuries like new potatos

[EmmaMary]

Totally extravagant on almost all non-essentials.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Nikki1989]

None of those things were hardly essential.

[Asker]

I have no drinks at home to eat with my food. I can’t eat food without a drink I choke.
The $10 payment I used was to complete a bill, that was improtant. The belt I did need as my pants were falling showing my underwear.

[Asker]

The bag I don’t need but returning it for gas. The $10 smoothie I didn’t need tho.

[Anonymous]

Most of it sounds like it was unnecessary. You don’t need a $10 smoothie or a purse. The other drinks as well most likely were not a need but a want.

[Asker]

I’m returning the purse and will use it for gas.
The drinks I did need as there was nothing to drink at home with my food. For the smoothie like I said my blender broke down and I usually drink smoothies daily as that’s only way I get my nutrients in. The belt wasn’t unessesary. I needed it as my pants fit loose

[Asker]

$10 was to complete a bill , so that wasn’t unnecessary

[Asker]

I’m still baffled how it all turned out to be $70.

[Opinion Owner]

Ok. This is just ooor planing. You drink smoothies daily,. At that rate you could easily purchase one by saving your money for a week or so instead of purchasing that smoothie daily. I don’t use blenders but they can’t be that much these days. As for nothing at home to drink, I’m sure you had water? You didn’t even had tea bags to make tea? You’re making up excuses to justify spending money that wasn’t necessary. I’m sure there’s a million other ways to get your nutrients.

[Asker]

How is a storage container to move not essential? I’m moving out with family we needed buy that to pack everything

[Opinion Owner]

You don’t have boxes sound the house?

[Asker]

Blenders don’t cost $10, and I don’t buy $10 smoothies daily, it was just for today , and the $10 I had pay to complete a bill how that’s unessneary? The $10 storage container is impeotant as me n family need pack to move out in few days

[Asker]

Nope no boxes.

[Asker]

My mom’s a hoarder she needs like 30 boxes to pack everything.

[Opinion Owner]

I understand the bill. How come your family could t get containers? I don’t see the smoothie as being necessary. You could have taken the $20 from the purse, the $10 from the smoothie as well as the other money from the other two drinks you purchased and got a blender.

[Asker]

Like I said I’m returning the purse so $20 will be for gas. Still I had spent $50 in one day

[Asker]

What can I do to make up for losing that $50?

[Opinion Owner]

Working an extra shift. Selling things. Side job. There’s a lot of things you can do. Do you work?

[Iron_Man]

You have to add vitamin powder and protein to your smoothie

[slatyb]

How much do you earn? We're in Paris and spending $400 to $500 per day for lodging and food.

[Iron_Man]

Don’t forget your cheesecake at the cheesecake factory

[Asker]

No we can’t get that anymore.

[Iron_Man]

It’s too expensive?

[Iron_Man]

Did you get hired yet at the job?

[leviopperman]

for someone who sounds poor you buy way too many drinks and smoothies

[LazerBean]

Yes, it is unreasonable.

[jahaims]

I see why you are broke

[Agape93]

Yeap