$250 isn't that big of a deal. Spending a little money on himself is part of the benefit of being treasurer as long as it doesn't get out of control (no, I have never been treasurer, that's how a lot of houses I know treat it though). Occasionally drop the house card on a bar tab, no big deal, just buy me some drinks on it too!
I guess it may be different when you're dealing with a house whose semester budget is about $400k (like it is here) then with small chapters though. We have about 160 active with over $2,000 in dues a semester, so a few hundred here and there really doesn't hurt anything and it might as well be in the budget because you just kind of assume it will happen.
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