About Economics

I have no idea about economics.  I'm pretty sure in high school I got a 5 on the AP macro economics test and a 2 on the AP micro economics test.  Micro was considered much easier by everyone else who took the test.  That revealed to me that: I got way luckier with all my guesses on the macro test.  Also, maybe I don't understand money so well.

To try and gain a deeper understanding of money I've started budgeting and tracking my spending.  ((Apparently I spend a lot of money on cookies and Batman.  I don't know if that implies Batman is sending me subliminal messages to eat cookies, but I've got a hunch.))  Another thing I've noticed is that if I finish a week under budget, which is usually considered a good thing, I just feel inefficient.  Why couldn't I close that 2,807 penny gap and meet my goal?

That's the real problem.  With society telling you to write down all your goals to reach them, if you write down a maximum expenditure, it feels like a goal to your brain.  So the obvious thing to do is: set your budget much higher than your income and shoot for the stars!  ((Anyone who wants to send their excess budget my way is more than welcome.  I accept credit cards, IOUs, cash, bear pelts, handshakes, food and original artwork as currency.))

But really, to fix the problem with my brain, I'm going to set my budget at 50% less than the money I have.((Roughly $13.50 all in all.))  That way I can achieve my budgetary goals and still have money left over for next week.  Quitting my job because I'm so efficient with funds, here I come!