I blew my budget...

for the month by buying an expensive ($378) birthday gift for someone special. It was one of the brand new iPods. My own iPod is on its last legs and I don’t plan to replace it anytime soon.
The truth about this budget buster is that I didn’t even budget for a gift and that is where I wnet wrong. I need to plan these things far in advance as it is not like I didn’t know the date of the birthday. I think I need to budget extra allowance every month and roll over what doesn’t get spent into the next month.