One Month Challenge, Day 15

This month, Zen Habits is taking up the One Month Challenge and I will be tracking all of my expenses and logging them throughout the month of February.

Day 15 of my One Month Challenge has passed. Here's how it turned out:

• Item: water & snacks; Cost: $2.57; Essential? No
• Item: loan to relative; Cost: $15.00; Essential? Yes
• Item: two 5-gal bottled water; Cost: $2.50; Essential? Yes
  

Running total after 15 days is $1,427.30 ($1,298.58 essential - 91%).

I consider a loan to my relative essential, although we could have said no.