I have sort of vowed to live the next four months in a state of poverty for the following reasons:

• I have been reckless enough with my finances for almost the entirety of my adult life that now is certainly the time to be more frugal.
• I have no idea when I will be able to secure employment once I get to Emporia or how much I will be making.
• If I am not living paycheck to paycheck, I will be a lot happier.
• A few cutbacks in spending now = less time being poor in the future.

By the way, I really hate thinking about finances. At least when I am being stupid about them. Gives me a headache.