Pocket Money/Construction Update
Usually I give myself a little allowance every week for lunch and general pocket money, about $100-140. I put gas on my debit card to track in Quicken. The allowance covers most of my weekly expenses, including a few dinners or beers. If I know I’m dining out, I’ll budget $140. If not, more like $100.
Now here’s the thing. I’ve had lots of cash leftover the last few weeks. It’s good, but it’s weird to have cash left over.
I’ve been going out a lot less and I guess it shows. Good thing because I need it.
As far as the construction goes, I budgeted about right. I am sure the final bill won’t be a killer. I’m holding about $4K in cash reserves, which is WAY more than I need, but should cover any overruns that might crop up.
The contractor won’t be done till next week when I’m gone for a wedding. So he’s not going to do the walk-through with me till after the holiday. Too bad for him, but good for me since I get to hang on to my cash all the more.
He’s definitely found a good deal on a granite countertop for me and I get to look at fixtures I might want. It’s nice to have a cameraphone and snap photos of what’s appealing. We’ve traded a few emails so I’m not constantly running around to view samples of things. I’m very clear about what I want and we always confirm by photograph. I think that’s very key with being satisfied with a construction job.
So far so good. It’s been about 2 months since I’ve been in my apartment. It’s been about 3 weeks since work started. One more week to go till it’s over, and another half week till I get to sleep in my own freakin’ bed.
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