Probably, that is actually what I have been doing. You need to spend money on your needs in order to be able to sustain yourself. It is also very important and necessary you make a table of preference.Yup, nowadays we need to make sure that we are only spending our hard-earned money for our basic needs. If it's for "our wants" we can set it aside first as they are not priority. We prioritize the basics. We don't just pick up money on the street.