Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary

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

$$: A Genuine No-Spend Day

Well, the title says it all.  I didn’t spend any money today.  Neither did The Daughter.  Yippie!

$$: Bone-Knitting on Veteran’s Day

Happy Veteran’s Day

Happy Veteran’s Day!
May I take a moment to express my gratitude to all who have served to preserve the freedoms that my family and I enjoy.
The Husband is actually a DAV (disabled American veteran) though he never served active duty.  His injury was sustained States-side.
The kids have always thought it fun that their [...]

$$: No (Direct) Spending Today

I’ve been feeling sick for well over a week but today my body took it to a whole new level.  I’m a little concerned that I have an infection of some type — about 12:30 today I realized I was in a great deal of pain.  [Now I'm no hero immune to pain but honestly [...]

$$: Just Another Sunday in the ‘Burbs

I’m still feeling like dog barf so I sent the kids to church by themselves this morning.  There really are great advantages to having a child with a driver’s license.
When they got back, The Son elected to stay home to play on the computer and complete some chores (including cleaning the kids’ toilet and his [...]

A New Look

Hi, Readers! My Daily Dollar Diary has a new look.  I’m sure I’ll be tweaking and adjusting for a while.
What do you think?  Honest constructive criticism is welcome.

$$: Cases of Lemonade & Fuel

Not only am I SWI (shopping while impaired) but I’m also sick.  I’ve completely lost my voice, my throat is killing me, and I ache!  Boy do I ache.
So the last thing I felt like doing was leaving the house to go shopping.  Too bad for me we were completely out of milk.  Running out [...]

$$: Shepard Fairey “Yes, We Did” Bumper Stickers

MoveOn.org — $3.00
In September I bought six of the now-famous Shepard Fairey “Hope” Obama bumper stickers.  Today I snagged five stickers featuring Fairey’s follow-up “Yes We Did” artwork.
The “Hope” stickers are all sold out.  I’m thrilled that I managed to score some of this new design before it, too, sells out.

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