[abowers]

I'm aware that no matter how much I make, I will proabably always think "I'd be happy if I just made a little bit more." But as of right now -- I'm only making a little more than my bills every month. I've finally caught up (thanks to a fed. tax refund, and a bonus at work) so that I have an extra $1000 in the bank (unimpressive to most, but I make little, I recently graduated from college, recently moved, and recently bought a brand new car). Also, I accidentally paid my edu loan twice in february so I had a little extra cash in march which was a nice surprise.

I am making enough right now to cover my share of:
$415/mo rent
$75/mo cable, cell, electricity
$75/mo cc minimums on 3 cards (I'm paying an extra $15-20 on each card above that right now)
$123/mo under grad edu loans
$260/mo car payment (paying an extra $25/mo)
~$150/mo my share of groceries
$35/mo gas

I'm very glad I'm able to pay all of this every month, but of course I'd be happy if I made a little extra so I could be saving more than I am right now. Technically I'm ok financially, for now, I'd just like to have more of an "emergency fund".

Also, of course I'd be happy if my $16k in edu loans and $13k in car loan were paid off, but I don't expect that to happen for a while (i.e. after I finish my master's degree and get a real job).