Watching my money

I was talking to a really good friend today about going on EI. She said that when she got laid off, she was on EI for 6 months while she worked part-time and looked for work. This makes me feel a lot better about my journey down that road.

It’s still hard though. Now, she’s got a great job and we’re making the same amount of money … except the difference is my job is ending, and hers just began. Most weekends she takes off to Vancouver or down to Seattle, and she always invites me along. I used to go every so often in the summer, but I can’t go anymore because I’m watching my money. It sucks. Part of me just wants to screw the budget and go have some fun … but I know I can’t afford it.