Day 31

Barnes & Noble -- $21.41

• Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett -- the last book I owned The Son in exchange for the Best Buy gift card he was never going to get around to using
• Infinity in Your Pocket -- a really cool little hard-back reference book with all kinds of theorems and formulas
• Anguished English -- the originally intended purchase; The Son wanted to give this to The Nephew for his birthday; all three kids (The Son, The Daughter, and The Nephew) love a book we have called The Bride of Anguished English filled with hilarious examples of mutilated facts and grammar taken from student's papers, public signs, and newspaper headlines. We hoped that this book would prove as entertaining. The Son laughed all the way home so I'm guessing it will.

Post Office -- $30.50
shipped box of clothing to auction winner in Canada -- she won three different lots

Paypal shipping -- $4.70
shipping label for The Nephew's birthday package -- sent the book mentioned above and four pair of boxer shorts.

Paypal shipping -- $12.38
shipping labels for three more packages sent to winning bidders on my eBay auctions (which reminds me that I've forgotten to include past label purchases here on the Daily Dollar Diary blog -- total spent so far: $82.34).

eBay seller -- $15.50
winning bid on a graphic tee The Daughter wanted to buy for The Nephew. Will be shipped directly to The Nephew. Seller won my business by offering a reasonable starting price that included shipping and by having good feedback. There was another seller offering the same shirt with a lower BIN but that seller had an inflated shipping price so I said "no way" and moved on. I sure was grateful to the second seller because I have vowed never to pay inflated shipping on eBay -- just encourages the scammers -- but The Daughter really had her heart set on that shirt and we were unsuccessful in finding it locally.

eBay seller -- $10.00
Great buy and resonable shipping for a NWT (new with tags) Life is Good T-Shirt for me. My wardrobe consists mainly of t-shirts, shorts, and jeans. But the majority of my t-shirts are aging and showing undeniable signs of wear (fraying collars, small holes, thinning fabric) so I took the opportunity to add a new shirt to my collection. I happen to love this brand; not as much as I love Hanna Andersson's clothing but they stopped offering their unisex garments in sizes XS and Small -- such a big, big bummer.

Whole Foods -- $45.69
Ironic, isn't it, that my errands take me nearest to the one grocery store for which I don't have a grocery card. C'est la vie. Based on my purchases, can you guess what I made for dinner?

• 4 cans of tomato sauce
• Amy's frozen "Baked Ziti" -- for The Daughter, she loves it
• box of lasagna noodles
• ground beef
• ricotta cheese
• mozzarella cheese
• cheddar cheese
• red cabbage
• carrots
• celery
• pears
• peaches

Related posts:

1. Day 41
2. Day 203: Duct Tape, Parking, Food, Easter, Clothes
3. Day 256: Dining & a Book
4. Day 98: Jeans, T-Shirts, & Self-Doubt
5. Day 253: Groceries