Alexa Ranking Update: 241,068 When it comes to spending, the weekend has been very quiet.In fact, thinking back on it to write this post, it seems like maybe theweekend was quiet in general. It doesn’t exactly feel that way, though,probably because of the stress of the previous week. My MIL went in for surgery on Wednesday. The plan was for meto help the hubby with her pre-surgery shower and then to go back to work whileheread more…

Alexa Ranking Update: 252,408 This weekend has been a (very) needed quiet one. Next weekend, the MIL will be in the hospital or transferringto a skilled nursing facility, plus on Saturday, we will be gaining a rentpaying roommate. Friday Spending Vet: ~$40 We were back at the vet for the third time in a week. We hadgone in on Thursday because Junebug’s glands were still swollen and rock hard.She got 2 shots of stronger antibiotics andread more…

Edited to add: Thank you to all my readers- I am now at an Alexa ranking of just over 275k. I am very close to making my Yakezie goal, and it is very exciting! This weekend was GeekGirl Con, which is where I spent all of Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Friday Spending Dinner: ~$25 Books: ~$70 Gas: ~$90 For dinner we split an entrée of mango curry with chicken atour favorite Indian restaurant.  Then westopped byread more…

Welcome to October, the month I hope to get our spending back on track. I am in Tahoe this weekend for a wedding. The hubby is at home with the dogs. While I am certain we are both doing a small amount of spending, all of our household spending will happen on Monday when I get back. So, no Sunday Evening Post. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Lots of little spends this weekend with one or two biggerones. Still, we spent less than originally planned, since we were going to godown to Derby Regionals in Portlandthis weekend but decided to stay home. Next weekend, I will be out of state for a friend’s wedding,so there may not be a Sunday Evening post. Friday Dentist: $10 Register Chevy: $75 Dinner: Leftover chili and rice Activities: Dog Park The future roomie came by and playedread more…

I feel like if I try and follow my normal Sunday EveningPost format it will be disingenuous. On Friday we spent $1.50. On Saturday, wedidn’t spend any money, and today we spent under $11. So it would seem like alow spend weekend, and technically it was, but… My father arrived on Tuesday. We went out to dinner thatnight, despite not really having the room in our eating out budget. OnWednesday, we spent over $50 at variousread more…

Spendy weekend with more eating out than normal, but I won’tcomplain. Friday Husband Lunch: KiddValley  $12.13 Gas: $88.16 (filled the tank + 3 gas cans) Dinner: KFC $31.67 (fed 6 people) Activities: DogPark Hanging out with friends- Good friends of ours had their house broken into on Wednesday and one of their cars vandalized on Friday morning. We showed up on their doorstep for moral and nutritional support. No, KFC is not that nutritional, but I’mread more…

First, some Thank Yous…Jana @ Daily Money Shot and Gin @ Frugal Students – Thank you both (again) for your amazing guest posts. I am so blessed to have online friends like you, who I not only enjoy “talking” to, but learning from every week. You are both amazing. Yakezie Summer Group 4 – I can’t believe its already time for new groups. You guys were great. My Alexa rankings have fallen from over 7 millionread more…

A condensed post tonight as I am officially on vacation tomorrow and tonight I’m busy getting the house ready for guests. I hate putting away laundry. Sometimes I think it would be worth hiring a maid just for that… Friday: I had an orthodontia appointment in the morning, so copay there. I no longer have to wear the bite plate, so I can start eating foods that require molars again. We took the MIL to Redread more…