What I Spend In A Week in My 20's In Seattle *on a budget* 

"I forgot what I needed, but I know what I want" - MC

I know $500 is still quite a large budget for a week, but I wanted to start with an attainable goal rather than something super extreme. Now that I know I can go much more below that, I want to see if I can budget down to spending $200 a week. Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see that!

I think your expenses have more to do with time management than actually overspending

"What's up guys this is Graham and welcome back to my show, and today we are going to be reacting to 'What I Spend In A Week in My 20's In Seattle', wait for it... on a budget"

A fun video for you to do would be a ranking of your career moves like James Charles and Laurdiy did! Since you have such a vast history on youtube like Just like That, flipping out, the twin channel, going on GMA, the podcast, having purple hair be your brand, DIYs, scripted content- I think it could be really interesting how you evolved and how you think different genres/moves helped or hurt your success and trajectory! As a long time viewer I would find your analysis really interesting

Suggestion!! Try making a “capsule wardrobe” for work only. Get a stylist to help you with it. It would save you TIME and HEADACHES. Love your content. Feel like I’m reliving my youth. I’m addicted!

You should try this out for a month and see if your habits change longterm!

if i spend $100 in one week I'm like damn, i was a little wild this week wasn't i 😬💸

When you said "it happened again" as you pulled into starbucks I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE SNOTHER SPEEDING TICKET 😂

Jumping from Shelby's video to Monica's video - I love Saturdays

Need and want are NOT the same thing!! Priorities girl!

Can't wait to see Graham Stephan's reaction!

Don't go into Target unless you know what you want. Seriously, the store is so appealing that I only let myself go in there maybe once every three months for Up and Up garbage bags, toilet paper, and laundry detergent. You walk in and the good smells from Starbucks (in-store) are the first temptation. Go past there and avoid that impulse row of things for $1 or $2 because none of those things are necessities--they are little decor items that serve no purpose other than being cute. Don't go in the jewelry or the purses or the clearance of fast-fashion clothes. Stick with food and paper products and cleaning products or you will be lost to the allure...

"This will be the only time I go to sbux this week" INSTANTLY called bullshit. It's a shame, really, cause after much thought put into those pants they're now ON FIRE

Tell me you're rich without telling me you're rich

your moms disappointed sigh when you told her about the speeding ticket hit me deep. i am around your age and still cringe to tell my mom that kind of stuff- but i always will haha.

"I can't believe I bought my own wine, when I could have drank my parents wine"

Honestly I know some people find those boxes a waste, but I like them because they help you switch up meals, but also they just give you the right amount of ingredients vs me buying ingredients having too much and letting it go bad.

It's always fun to watch you and your channel grow and change! Thanks for being so honest and open. You're definitely one of my favorite RU-vidrs!

You know what you need...a radar detector 😏

I stumbled upon Shelby’s videos and then yours about 6 months ago and have been an avid fan ever sense. I appreciate your transparency and the work and creativity that goes into your quality content. I don’t typically comment on RU-vid videos, but after reading some of the comments on this one, I just wanted to say - don’t ever feel like you need to apologize for your success. Success is not a finite resource, and your success does not take away from anyone else’s. Keep doing you, girl!

Girl!! You work two jobs!! You can spend money and treat yourself to some starbucks!!

Graham demands a $200 budget 😅 💵

Omg the tickets had me crying for you!!! That sucks so much... but your mom wearing the millennial life crisis sweatshirt is so cute😍

love love love all these finance/budget videos! great inspiration for me

I love how unlike other RU-vidrs that have done this, your actually using it as a learning tool to better yourself Lysm Monica 🧡

YESS PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO OF A $200 BUDGET!!! We would love to see it!! And love your videos by the way and your editing is amazing!! :)

I love your mom wearing the MLC sweatshirt. The Blue Apron food looks really good.

Awww, it was so great to see your dad in the video! He was my history teacher at TJHS almost 20 yrs ago! 🤗

Its so cool how Monica's parents wear the MLC t-shirts and hoodies

I loved both your parents reactions to your meals! So cute!

Yessss we need that videooo! I love this kind of video, I really do💕

Not only do we only live once, we are only young once. I try to allow myself to spend some extra money on fun things and also fun food. But I give you credit for scaling back a little!

This was so fun to watch! 🤩

your videos are *literally* my favorite thing to watch when i'm editing and I was so happy to see you had uploaded this morning lol

This was a really fun video to watch! ❤

Love these types of videos!

Loved this video! Also can’t wait for Graham’s reaction 😁

LOVE the editing and the new font!!!

Absolutely loved this video. You had me engaged the entire time 🧡🧡

I love the budget/finances videos!

Awesome video! Seattle looks amazing,

I am so happy to see this content from you. Keep the good work 😀❤

LOVED the video! Nice work, Monica! 👏👏

The Budget Mom helped me so much to create a budget. I swear by her Budget per paycheck method

Finally! Loved watching this, will be posting my reaction to it soon!

I love these type of videos! Keep them coming!

I really liked how you did this one on more of a budget! Obviously it's still a good amount but a lot better than other what I spend in a weeks I've seen!

love these videos!!

Not hating but if you didn’t have time to even heat up food at home, I’d think it would take even longer to go to the Starbucks drive through?!

Loving this length of hair on you atm!! Stay amazing Monica ! Greetings from South Africa

thanks for sharing Monica!! always enjoy these kinds of personal finance videos and also recently moved to the Seattle area so seeing how you spend your money is a good heads up :)

Graham sent me to tell you to do another video on a $250 budget. You can do it girl! You got this!

Yes! More videos like this.yay!

Congrats on your first full-time week as a realtor and staying under budget!

I'm very impressed you went into target knowing a want and did actually get what you needed also!

Monica your videos are always so inspiring! I love your work!!

It would be interesting if you do another one of these but instead of starbucks maybe go to a cafe or something and see if its cheeper there, also supermarkets usually have a fresh ready made section like sandwitches and salads and a bakery section that you can get things from where I am and they generally cost 1/3 of the price :) :) But you did a pretty good job of trying to spend less and I like how you kept it achievable at the same time :) :)

Well done! Love these sorts of videos. Also massive kudos to the guy wearing the Maori All Blacks top at 8:23, love the repping :)

This is hilarious I got a blue apron ad before this!!! I came after watching Graham’s video :)

Legit thought I was having deja vu when you were making your avocado bread until I remembered it was in an earlier vlog 😅

Loved this!! Thanks for being so open in sharing your finances. And those shoes! Super cute and got them on sale! 🙌🏼

Yes would like to see another what I spend on a week video.

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS OF YOURS YESSSSSSS

I’ve really been enjoying your recent videos 😄

Loooooved this video!!!!

I have never been this early omg! Love your videos Monica :)

Love the transparency girl. We all have different budgets and income, no shame in the fact that you on a budget might be what another person spends in two weeks. We love to see it.

Your vids are so enjoyable ❤️❤️

I just discovered your channel and I love your vids! Side note, I miss these grocery prices sooo much :') ahh what changes can happen in a year

That Saturday bright blue top looked amazing on you!

Love this video!!

Love your Mom repping your merch!

Watching you have almost no will power and roll into that Starbucks for the 3rd time gave me such a good laugh... funny video. And yeah, you do commercials well too. ;)

The budgeting app You Need a Budget changed my life!! Highly recommend investing the time to learn it.

When you stopped at the STBX for the 3rd time, I laughed so much. There was genuine shame on your face LOL

The Blue Apron thing sounds really good.I mean, 7 - ish $ per meal is such a good deal . Plus you don’t have to worry about what you’ll cook that day. As for the spendings you had that week : if there weren’t the speeding and parking tickets , the budget would have been so good 😊

You are just fabulous Monica I love these videos xxx

YAAAAS MONICA love you and this video

Fun video and it is fun to see a personal challenge video, make the challenge or not. Keep up the great videos!

Love for this video and your honesty! 🙋🏼‍♀️🙏❤️

You did it!!! Woot woot!

Never let anyone try to make you feel bad for having money!! You've spent years working for it. I've just noticed comments that seem more judgemental than supportive. Loved the video!

it's so cool that your mom's wearing your Millenial Life Crisis merch

I can't wait until Graham reviews this! haha loved the video :)

Love that b-roll (hehe to what you said about it in your last vlog)!

So freaking entertaining! Put mom and dad Church too! Yes, make more vids like this! Go Monica Go!

I'm a Brazilian for me it's so interest to see things from Seattle I can't wait to visit the city

so crazy to think ive been watching you since you were in high school and im 22 now

Let's go for 200!!

I love your money videos, they are my favourite!

This is so relatable

Meal prep will be your best friend! Pick one weekend day and spend a few hours cooking. Package all your lunches/dinners in appropriate portions. Make overnight oats for the week. Makes it so easy to just reheat or take with you to eat at your desk. Then the weekends can be takeout (i get takeout of the day i spend cooking all the mealprep) and fresh home cooked meals. Meal prepping has changed my life. I don't have to put energy into figuring out what to eat everyday and i can have a delicious and healthy meal in just a couple mins. I used to do hellofresh or blue apron for meal prep but once i got comfortable with coming i started using other recipes Just remember whatever meals you pick should be good for reheating.

I knew this was coming from the vlog, jiggling since the very beginning ahah

Lmfao Graham is gonna tear you a new one for spending money on starbucks 😂

You are AMAZING!!! 😊😊

I think that Graham’s editor will have hard time cutting out all those blue apron references...

Graham has challenge you to do it for 200 dollars a week..we want that video!!

This episode was fun and funny :)

Wow Monica!!!! That tank top color is so cute on you! You should wear blue more often!