The Dog Ate My Wallet

The Dog Ate My Wallet

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Sunday Evening Post: #79

Okay we’re late in the day, but at least it’s still Sunday this time around. It’s been a rather stressful week. The car had to go in for service, and we didn’t get it back until Friday. We also babysat a 4 year old Thursday night and Friday, as well as her little dog. We have learned that 4 dogs are a bit too much for our house- but it’s not us, it’s the dogs. Theyread more…

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Sunday Evening Post #69

Day Amount Place Category Thursday $28.00 CostCo groceries Friday $100.00 Clothes allowance $46.00 shoes allowance $5.50 safeway groceries Saturday $96.00 safeway groceries $21.00 supercuts allowance Over half of what we spent this week, I spent on a new blazer, earrings, and boots. Then I got my hair cut (happens about once every 6 months). And would you believe, I’ll spend more on this coming Thursday for a manicure. Yes, it’s a lot of money for “oneread more…

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How a Having a Budget is Helping Me Succeed in other Goals

I decided quite some time ago that weddings are all about the dress, and honestly, for various reasons, I wasn’t quite happy with my wedding dress. So I planned an excuse for a new dress. I see no need for C and I to renew our vows, but I thought it would be nice if, for our tenth wedding anniversary, we took a set of anniversary photos. (Our tenth anniversary is over a year away, soread more…

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Spending Discomfort

Going Big and Small: I have no problems with spending large amounts of money on large products. I’m talking in the thousands of dollars for dramatic results- like getting flood remediation work done on our basement. Sure it cost a lot, but our basement hasn’t flooded all winter. We did get a little water seeping up through the floor last night after a mini-typhoon hit our neighborhood, but it’s in a spot where there was noread more…

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Sunday Evening Post #28

Day Amount Place Category Tuesday $46.12 Gas Car Thursday $42.20 Seafood City Groceries $19.38 Dinner Eating Out $5.92 Petsmart Pets Saturday ~$45.00 Safeway Groceries Sunday $19.56 Safeway Groceries $30.61 Mud Bay Pets Finally, down to under $200 spent this week. I’m not certain about how much I spend on Saturday because I seem to have lost the receipt and the debit hasn’t posted online yet, but I’m pretty certain I estimated high. It’s been a nice,read more…