I’ve spent $326.25 in the past week.  $325 of that was to secure my new housing, but I’ve only spent $1.25 on unnecessary items.  I’m trying very hard not to spend anything beyond transportation costs until my paycheck is not only here, but deposited.  I’m expecting to get that sometime early this week, and I will either deposit it into a bank account or ask someone to cash it for me (so that I don’t have to deal with the 7 day hold on the check).  I’ll use that check to pay for my December rent ($650 + utilities), and take $325 out of my December 7th check to repay the loan I needed for housing.  But beyond that, I plan to put some money in savings and start getting back on the financial track.