I was really lucky to get a lot of generous scholarships my freshmen year of college. In the end, I was actually PAID to go to school so I didn’t have to worry about spending too much money on going out or shopping because I had all that extra cash. That is, until I moved out of the dorms and started paying rent. I didn’t even realize that my bank account was so low until I was paying my credit card bill and realized that I only had $200 left. I was shocked. I didn’t have this little in my bank account since I OPENED it. I was convinced that the bank made a mistake and even panicked for a while about being a possible victim of identity theft because someone took my credit card number to buy stuff in New Jersey at Rite Aid before. Yah that’s a little hard to do when I'm across the country.
Anywhoo, after going through each and every transaction, I realized my online bank statements are so disorganized. When I first got my bank account, my dad spent all this time explaining to me how to balance my check book and I've grown up seeing him balance it EVERY TIME he pays a bill or writes a check, color coded and all. But I just blew it off because everything is online, "I don’t have to worry about it, it'll calculate it for me." Yah, I think I'm going to start balancing my check book this year. (possible new school years resolution?) I am probably going to do it by hand and try to write memos when I make transactions online.
I cant believe I'm saying this but I cant wait the fall semester to start so I can start getting those refund checks. I guess I have to start cutting back on the Yogurtland and Thai food. :(
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