The Feeling of Spending Too Much Money

Before I left for my exchange stay in Rotterdam lots of students in Copenhagen, who’d been on exchange, told me that you might be able to make budget for the entire stay before you leave, but remember that you’ll definitely spend more money than you thought you would.

With that in mind I did make a budget for the trip. And what has happened: I’m spending more money than I thought I would.

I’m actually pondering about the fact that almost everything in the Netherlands is cheaper than in Denmark – beer is cheaper, food is cheaper, bacon is cheaper (all the essentials, you know) – and yet I still spend more money!

The feeling of spending too much money is to me not necessary a good thing. However, when I think about one of the reasons why those bills and coins are leaving my wallet so damn fast, it makes the feeling just a little better: I’ve met some awesome people who I actually like to grab a beer with, who I like to go to watch a movie with, who I’ll have lunch every day if I could.

So although the feeling of spending too much is not a good one for me, socializing with awesome fellow exchange students makes it better.