Just tidbits about money and finance.
From the category archives:
Year ago when I started this blog, I used my credit cards for nearly everything. Eventually I took a cue from a friend and I started using cash to buy consumable things I couldn’t return. This meant primarily dinners out, groceries and gas for my car. In making the switch to cash, I lost my [...]
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I spent very little in California till the last day when I went shopping at the mall to hang out and run some errands.
Expenses:
Potatoes and carrots from the boutique grocer. (The only one I know how to drive to by myself without anyone in the car with me.) ($6ish)
I bought a pair of earrings for [...]
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Two years ago I started a consulting job with 6 suits. That was sufficient since I spent most of my time there in a warehouse facility and I wore khakis and a dress shirt on most days and though I could get away with jeans and t-shirt, I rarely wore that unless it was Friday [...]
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For some reason, little kids love the word ‘monkey’. It will send them into fits of giggles. I’m having one of those priceless trips with my newphews and niece. They’re all much too cute and fun. I like watching their personalities develop.
Was it worth it in terms of dollars? Yes? No? Maybe? Certainly from the [...]
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I blame J. Savings. He’s just mad that I spend less on clothing each year than he does.
I just won a $25 Threadless gift card in a contest giveaway he was running. Yippee!
I used it to buy two t-shirts for me ($9 & $5) and order a cute t-shirt for one of my nephews for [...]
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I thought about this after posting that I had two No Spend Days last week. What were the key things that got me there.
1. Driving motivation to be lazy. The days I don’t spend money are days that I don’t want to deal with the general public, i.e. avoid retail spaces. My desire to be [...]
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Brian @ My Next Buck is always trying to recruit me for his Friday Financial Foul Ups. I always tell him, “No.” That’s what this blog is for. You don’t have to wait till Friday to hear about how I’ve screwed up.
Last week I had to go downtown to meet a client. I didn’t have [...]
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A friend of mine tweeted:
@mapgirlsfc I’d love 2 know how much more U spend on months when U have No Spend Days vs months w/out. I fear that 4 me, I would hoard.
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I would love to know the answer to this question too. But I have a problem. I don’t account for my spending down [...]
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Tuesday: No Spend Day #2 this week. Not too shabby.
I packed up some sausage bread pudding for lunch and orange bell pepper sticks. It was a pretty heavy lunch despite the veg so all I had for dinner last night was a little snack. (Triscuits and cheese leftover from camping) I am trying to mind [...]
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Since people were complaining about what listed as the grocery tally for this trip, I figured I might as well write it all out. Everyone was saying they just packed food for their trips from what was at home. However, we didn’t have much to pack up to take with us since we had to [...]
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