Day 87: Gas, Groceries, and Gifts

I ended up making purchases I hadn’t anticipated but overall it was a very purposeful and productive day.  Yeah, there were one or two unnecessary impulse buys but that’s what comes with a trip to Costco at Christmas time, right?
Costco — $100.99
I went in for juice boxes and those Izze sodas.  OMG!  Do you know what those things cost?!  $11.45 for [...]

Something Extra to be Thankful For

I know that Thanksgiving is now just a distant, pleasant memory for most but I hope you’ll forgive me for my belated Thanksgiving post.
I’ve just been looking over my YNAB budget* and discovered an unforeseen benefit of the holiday — a lower gasoline bill this month.  With The Daughter being out of school for a whole week [...]