One dollar and 68 cents

Thats how much money has been in my checking account for the past week. The sad part is actually two fold. First that I actually had money in my savings account that I could not touch, and secondly that I've been trying really hard not to spend money. The first reason was really the most annoying because its really not my fault. I mean I guess it is partially my fault in that I did buy my brother that truck, however that being said it wasn't his fault either. See the loan turn out to be in default. I did call him and get a little bit mad, but I also had added him to my account last month because I was tired of dealing with it, being that he pays the damn bills. So he was actually getting everything together, and when he made the payment the bank put the amount in wrong. The best part is that the payment was only short three fucking dollars. How are you going to hold all the money in my savings account for THREE dollars, that my brother actually paid in the first place. Even if he didn't it was THREE damn dollars. And I never received a phone call or letter in the mail or anything. But alas it gets better cause when he goes in to take care of it, and they tell him its their fault, instead of fixing it that took the payment out all together making it worse. Anyways that part is fixed now, but it was quite annoying.
The second part is annoying because I really have been trying had to stop spending so much money, but everything seems to have gotten so much more expensive. I try to bring my lunch to work, but grocery shopping seems to cost me a small fortune to buy half as much as what I used to. It cost almost as much to bring lunch as to buy it, except that when I bring my damn lunch it seems like I'm starving by the time I get home. UGH I hate money.