Halloween: Frugal Costumes Bring in Record Hauls
I will say right now, I’m not a big fan of Halloween. I hate the commercialism. I’m not big on the scary stuff or the gore. I don’t like the concentration on candy or kids walking around after dark. And I despise the very concept of paying hard-earned dollars on incredibly tacky and over-commercialized store-bought [...]
$$: Gas, Juice, & Small Loan
Today was a very loonnnnnnnng day.
I went to bed at 11:30pm last night. I woke up this morning at 4:45am — about 15 minutes before my alarm was due to go off. The Daughter’s volleyball team made it into the state Regionals tournament which was being held today — in a very small, remote town over [...]
$$: Clothing
Gap — $32.39
While at the mall today for my One-to-One appointment at the Apple store, I stopped in the Gap store. They still had their “worker canvas” pants on sale. The Son tried them on last week but the 32″x34″ size had been too big in the waist. I decided to see if they had [...]
$$: Food (plus, I voted!)
The Son and I ventured out on our new electric scooter again today. This time our destination was the public library about 8 miles away. I wanted to vote early and pick up some dinner fixings.
I walked out of the library with my “I voted” sticker proudly displayed. The Son walked out with a Donald [...]
$$: Groceries, Investment, & House Painting Services
Before boring you with today’s purchases, I want to share the fun. The Husband’s Christmas present was delivered yesterday. I spent the better part of the afternoon uncrating it, getting adjusting the brakes and making necessary adjustments, and then riding it around the neighborhood. I had to make sure everything was safe and secure, right?
Man, [...]
$$: Surrogate Spending & Lessons Learned by a 16-yo
It being a Monday and me not having a car at my disposal today, I stayed at home and didn’t spend a dime. At least not directly.
The Daughter did a fine job of spending money for me. To be sure, it was her money to spend in that she has about $350 saved up in [...]
$$: The Day’s Expenses plus Swim Meet Tips
Today The Daughter attended her first swim meet since rejoining a competitive swim team. She took a 2-1/2 year break from competitive swimming and in that time I’d managed to forget both how much I hate swim meets and everything I’d learned about what to take with me.
As a reminder to myself and perhaps to [...]
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