So I dropped off my car last night and picked it up today. $291. Not too bad. I had saved up $130 last month for the repairs and budgeted $200 for this month, so I'm actually under in my projections. Fantastic. I've realized, however, that while my brakes are fixed, my e-brake is absolutely shot. I'll have to fix that very soon (as I drive a manual).

Also need to schedule that vet visit for my little Maeby.

Trying to make it a low-spend week, though it seems I'm going to restaurants much more than I'd like. Last night BF bought. I offered to cook, but I think he wanted to get out of the house and watch some election coverage, so we got burritos (how terribly American. ha). Tonight I went out to grab a drink and appetizers with friends. Still only spent $11 though. Not bad!

Tomorrow I'll be going to this fancy dinner to hear my prof speak and get extra credit. It'll be fun to dress up, and though I had to pay $35 to attend, it's worth the 3% of my grade (after writing a paper on it, of course). I tend to skip out on this class pretty often because it's terrible and I rarely if ever actually learn anything from the lecture... and he's one of the few profs that actually keep us the full 4 hours every week. It's painful. The extra credit more or less makes up for the points I'd lose for attendance. ha. I'm getting As on all of the assignments, so it's worth it. Besides, there's a cocktail hour

This weekend will be fun. Going to see a friend's show Friday night, and have date night Saturday. We'll be seeing the new Bond movie and I'm incredibly psyched for that. Other than that, it looks like I'm doing homework and freelance work.

On a completely different note, I had my orientation this morning for a volunteering gig I picked up teaching Junior Achievement-- I'm basically teaching 3rd graders about financial literacy and economics. The program for this grade also includes a city planning element, so it's right up my alley. I'm incredibly excited to get started It's been a while since I've worked with kids in any capacity, and it truly energizes me. Besides, I've been wanting to do more volunteering lately. This is the perfect opportunity.

Hope you're all having a great week!