Surprise

I have spent a total of $5.20 for the past 3 days. Now I am able to spend $20 per day for the remaining 2 days of the month and still stay on my target of $10/day.

To add on to my happiness, I received a gift of $100 cash today. To pamper my girlfriend(which I have not done for a long time), I will spend this $100 purely on dates and not save a single cent of it. However, this $100 would be spent carefully in order to achieve maximum utility. This is how I am going to spend it:

2 sessions of weekend movies : $40
Chips or candies for movie : $9
One for one pasta : $25
Girlfriend's favourite dessert at ion : $10
A pair of Universal studio after hours tickets : $16

Total: $100 (to be spent over 2 weekends)

Importance of an awesome girlfriend/wife

Although I have set myself a target of $10/day for my expenses, I will usually try to spend below that amount. I will always have a mini competition with myself, trying to beat my previous day spending on every new day. My expenses so far for the month of June is $22.90, which is only about $5.70/day. This is quite a good start given that my target is $10/day. I have to admit that because of my goal, I have been unfair to my girlfriend by eating cheap, refusing to watch movies on weekends, not buying any presents or spending lavishly on special occasions. This might be unhealthy but I believe one day she will be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor. In the beginning of our relationship, I pampered her with gifts and branded bags, treated her fine dining and even surprised her with flowers once in a while. Despite such a sharp contrast in my treatment, she did not complain even a bit. I have to say I must be blessed.