CP—Editorial
I’ve really been trying to avoid spending right now, so my list is boring. I spent $63 at Berkeley Bowl. I’ve been eating an inordinate amount of Almond Butter. $30 on Bart Clipper Card East Bay to SF commute, and $80 at Zara getting work clothes. Again, very bland.
Total week spent: roughly $173.
TH—Social
Through the majority of the week, food has been consumed with the occasional shopping. For coffee this week, switching between black coffees and cold brew, $29 bucks had been spent with lunch costs ranging in the $71 range. Food is life. But if Saturdays aren’t for shopping, then I don’t know what they’re there for, totaling in sweet Bay Area shopping we have $516. Take it as you may.
Total week spent: roughly $607.
IW—Editorial
Monday through Friday was $13 per roundtrip Bart ticket to work that kills my soul for a grand total of $65/week PLUS PARKING brings it up to $80/week. Lunch at The Grove: $15 for a salad… what a time to be alive. Ubers all over the city came out to be $32 altogether. I decide to #treatmyself when the SF Ballet calls (they know I’m a chump so I ball out and spend $200 on tickets (the arts will not die on my watch.) Followed up with $12 for a latte and croissant (yikes).
Total week spent: roughly $404.
AR—Art & Editorial
One of the things I love to drink (and eat) is a 24oz boba from Boba Guys, not nearly everyday but when you get a friends discount of 4.50 and go about 4 times a week, I’ll spend up to $20. And if we’re speaking about the random dinners with old co-workers friends, first dates, and PR media dinners—mama spent a good $187 and that’s Monday through Friday, followed by the wine nights one must-have to obtain any key of a social life (sarcasm) this brought me up on a Thursday to $62. Plus on the lower end of the spectrum, since I’ve been too lazy to renew my clipper card monthly, I’ve been paying on my Muni app—sadly totaling to $37.50.
Total week spent: roughly $374.
SA—Editorial
Keeping a pretty chill week but also matching commute into the city, I found and live the ultimate truth that BART is $75 a week… Plus parking. Not to mention if you mess up and have to face ticket life, parking citations at BART are $85… Followed by dinners in Pleasanton, those dumpling and rice plates added up to be $60. Mix in a coffee and sandwich combo in San Jose, I reluctantly paid $20 for all of it.
Total week spent: roughly $240.
Conclusion: could we budget better? Yes. Does SF need to rethink prices for items that it commands with a wave of it’s hand? Probably. Being able to live, afford, and thrive in the Bay Area comes with a steep weekly budget. If you’re not splurging and #treatingyourself, simply buying the groceries or necessary food items becomes daunting.
