Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary

a financial voyeur’s dream come true: all the intimate details of how, where, and why I spend money

$$: Groceries, an Odwalla, & “Harvey”

The painter showed up with her crew at 7:30 this morning.  Must have been 7 or 8 guys.  We confirmed the colors and where they would all go.  Then she took off, they got to work, and I was stuck home all day answering little questions here and there and basically just holding down the [...]

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$$: Allowance, Fuel, Dining, & Hot Date!

A busy, busy day with but with nothing more than the regular, expected expenditures of a normal day.
Had an appointment with a roofer, logged a couple of volunteer hours at The Son’s homeschool co-op program,  took The Son to a corn-maze outing with some friends, and attended the ballet with The Son.  Lots of driving [...]

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$$: Health & Clothing

Computer Lesson — $0.00
Another fabulously productive One-to-One computer lesson on my iMac at the Apple store.   The $79 (usually $99 but as a homeschooler I get their educator’s discount) I spent on that year of One-to-One instruction is unquestionably one of the best values and wisest purchases I’ve ever made.
Panda Express — $0.00
For a [...]

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$$: GE Stock, Ballet Tickets, & Cell Phone

Ballet — $104.15
Two tickets for The Son and I to go see a traditional production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.  The Son mentioned an interest in seeing this particular ballet about two months ago but I put off buying tickets because I was unsure of how my thyroidectomy was going to pan out.
Now that the surgery [...]

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Suze Orman on Oprah Today: Kids & Money

Let me begin by saying that I know very little about Suze Orman.  I’m not familiar with her overall fiscal philosophy, her background, etc.  In fact, before today, everything I knew about Suze Orman I learned in a recent SNL skit.
So I watched today’s show with no preconceived notions.
In general, I agreed with most of [...]

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$$: Food & Phone

The Husband came home early for a nap and I had a hankering for some yummy baked chicken so I made a last-minute grocery run.
Whole Foods — $22.31

3 whole chicken legs — $4.80
1 boneless skin-on whole chicken breast — $7.40
1 split chicken breast (bone-in, skin-on) — $4.09
one bunch scallions — $1.99
3.26# (4 med) russet potatoes [...]

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$$: Doctor & Panda Express (plus unreported expenses)

Doctor co-pay — $50.00
Today’s activities and expenses centered around The Son’s third visit to the pediatric orthopedist to check on the status of his broken left clavicle.  Once again, they took x-rays and did a physical exam.
The good news is that The Son is finally rid of that hated sling.  He’s not supposed to pick [...]

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