Budget haiku

Dear Haikusue:

Up until last week I worked at a very prominent web company with an office in San Francisco, but last Friday I was one of the many in our office that got the dreaded pink slip. I qualify for UE, but that won’t last long with my super high rent, and lifestyle. At the same time after working on the web for so many years my entire wardrobe can be divided into two categories “club clothes” and “nicer jeans for work”, so I will also have to spend some $$$ on a new ‘business appropriate’ wardrobe for the upcoming job search. With all of these expenses how do I budget? The last thing I need is to rack up credit card bills with no way to pay them off. HELP!

Signed,

Broke in Bernal Heights

Dear Broke:

Clear necessities

Food shelter and new clothing

Look up swap events