One of my New Years' resolutions is to make a budget and stick to it. So, this is my first month and I just hate it. I hate money. I wish it didn't exist. I hate it that I can't forget about it, that I have to be responsible and conscious of it all the time. I hate the way I have to be controlled by it, the way it dictates what I can and cannot do. Can't I just live my life free from the constraints of money? I am reminded of what Christ said. We cannot serve two masters, but in some sense I must acknowledge the power of money. I should just sell everything I own and be a wandering vagabond. So there.