I'm still pretty new to the whole budget thing. But this month came pretty close to where I had mentally tallied it out to. It's still no where near where I need it to be. But I'm getting there.
As for the cookie thing. ...I need to just accept the fact that people think I am a food crazed monster. It's probably true.
BUT I DO SHARE FOOD! Sparingly even. All you need do is ask.
This happens to me on a near weekly basis. The thing I think bugs me the most, is that you want to yell and scream and curse for about a minute, and your only option is to do so at an inanimate object.