I'm really annoyed at my family. I just can't stand the talk I get! I go to school and my grades are up again...and I don't take easy classes either! I've never failed a class in my whole life. I also have a job, I only work about 25 hours a week but it sure is plenty when I have school too! I spent my entire last entry talking about how lazy I am...I'm really not. I think I do plenty with school, work, Pep Band, and trying to have a little bit of a life in my free time.

I owe my mother some money, and I'll be paid off in about two paychecks, not a big deal. But my parents are constantly telling me I need to get on a budget. Screw you! The only reason I'm in debt at all is because when I got my computer I was under the impression they were paying for half...then the bill came in and they changed their minds. But I didn't complain. I paid $100 a week or more until I was almost paid off. Then I lost my job. Except for Christmas presents for my family and two friends, I've been doing nothing and saving money by eating PB and J for two months. Then I get a paycheck and I want a CD, I want to go to a movie, and I go to dinner with my boyfriend. No, I DIDN'T get any in the bank this time. I didn't plan to. I PLAN to put it in NEXT paycheck. This paycheck was for paying off a large chunk of debt and having a bit of fun. I gave my mother $140 out of my $200 and change paycheck. I don't see the problem. I have the entire summer to save for next semester's spending money. I am on a budget. I have got it all figured out already. I don't see myself having a problem with that at all. But because I spend $1.50, yes-- a buck fifty, on CRAP that I wanted, using my own money that I earned, I get bitched at! I've had no money for so long, why can't I enjoy it a little when I first get it back?

I'm paying them back steadily, I don't ask them for cash, and I'm not buying a LOT of useless crap. But if I'm earning money, why can't I enjoy a bit of it? Most of my money is spent on food because I'm never home!

What it comes down to is I'm really sick of them criticizing me. I've done pretty well with myself. Good grades, a job, a life, and all kinds of stuff to be proud of. So what if I spent some money on something useless? It is my money, I AM allowed to spend the money I earned, right?

Okay. My point is made. It always comes back to the same thing. I want to go away to school. Really, really badly.