The reality of a college student’s budget has finally hit me. I just received my first paycheck for my time working part-time after working full-time all summer, and I can no longer afford my lifestyle. It is nearly half of what I normally get. I suppose it makes sense, considering I work half of what I did in the summer, but still. I am not a fan of this, and I will now need to learn how to budget. I acknowledge that I am being a bit dramatic, but I am just a girl who will, unfortunately, need to cut back on her spending habits.