5

One of the downfalls of living in a city: everything is super expensive. So, I'm trying an experiment. I did my major grocery shopping and bought my CTA pass on my first day here and since then, I've been trying to spend no more than $5 a day on things. It's extremely difficult since a small coffee runs for about $3 and lattes, which I'm more personally more partial to, cost $4. Yikes. If I stay on track though I can guarantee that I'll have plenty of money left over for emergencies and won't be completely broke if I don't manage to find any work to do before classes while I'm here. Wish me luck :)