How responsible are you with money?

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There is an odd mix in this thread of depressing stories where $1000 would mean a lot, and smug jerks where $1000 wouldn't mean too much. Personally falling into the latter category it's interesting to see opinions from both sides.

It's weird too because I forget that in Aussie 1000$ doesn't go too far. Wages are higher ... Overnight mcD workers can get paid 25$/hr and that's my wage working as a caretaker/pizza flipper. But rent is paid weekly and for most is around 300$/week (I pay 150$ weekly) and Australia is no 2 for highest standard of living... It's super expensive here. Pack of cigs is almost 30$ and a case of beer easily 50$. If I were in Canada I could stretch it out.

I used to be horrible with money until I learned how to threesome. This involves splitting money into the three: needs, don't needs, and save on a weekly basis.

IE: 1000$ would be split to 330$ with the extra 10$ providing leeway into any of the spending purposes.

1. Needs: rent, food, phone, travel (extra at the end of the week goes to paying credit cards/debts)
2. Don't needs: booze, a giant chicken suit, bikini top made of coconuts, panda bear chopsticks,russian egg dolls with the images of communist dictators on them... etc...
3. Savings: for the bigger things I want/need like travelling, one day a car, sex change, education, ipad...

Rule of three! I suppose this is essentially what I do, though I do leave myself a smaller amount for Don't Needs and put more toward Savings and Big Stuff. Good way of looking at it!

Ya sometimes I need to adjust it when the needs outweigh. I should save more but if I didn't budget for the wants I know I would binge splurge which would prob be very detrimental.