http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary a financial voyeur's dream come true: all the intimate details of how, where, and why I spend money Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:23:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No money spent though I have spent a good deal of time "window" shopping (or should I call it "tab" shopping since I prefer to open multiple tabs within one browser window).  Either way, you get the point -- I did a lot of looking online for men's cotton boxer ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/27/no-spend-5/ Sharebuilder -- $150.00 I forgot to report on Monday that I'd transferred $150 into my Sharebuilder account and that yesterday that money was used to make another investment purchase in form of GE stock.  Yesterday's transaction cost me $4.00 in fees and yielded another 8.8539 shares of GE stock at $16.49 ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/27/missed-ge-stock-through-sharebuilder/ Ever have one of those day?  Sometimes I feel like bad days are the rule around here, not the exception. Last night The Son came home and announced that he'd been smacked in the head with a basketball and he thought he'd chipped a tooth.  I poked a finger in his ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/26/bonehead/ I realized my About Me page was out of date -- being as that I'm not longer a homeschooling mom nor am I gainfully employed  :-P No related posts. http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/26/ive-updated-my-about-me-page/ The Daughter has now heard from 8 of the 12 colleges to which she applied.  Another acceptance and another scholarship offer arrived this past Saturday.  Her acceptance rate is still at 100% but this particular school isn't in the running: the approximate annual cost is $40,000 and the scholarship offer ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/26/college-update-2/ iTunes -- $5.21 It's been absolutely forever since I've purchased any new music -- partly because I had no iTunes credit and that's usually the only circumstance under which I indulge myself.  However, with the receipt of a couple of gift cards over the holidays, my store account is flush and ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/25/tunes-travel/ Today I covered all the bases and, really, I don't feel like I did all that much shopping.  Okay, here we go with a tour of today's spending: Kroger -- $15.95 The Son and I started the day with a stop at Kroger on the way to church.  Yesterday at the basketball ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/24/groceries-clothes-gas-gifts-soap-donuts/ Subway Sandwiches -- $14.74 The kids had basketball games today.  I was thrilled to be feeling good enough today to go watch them play.  I didn't have to pay any admission fees because it was a home game and at home games parents of players don't pay admission.  That's because we ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/23/subway-sandwiches/ Ugh.  I'm sick.  Not sick enough to just go to bed and sleep for hours but not well enough to do or concentrate anything either.  Now I know how the kids have felt for the past week or two.  Yuck. I went nowhere.  I did nothing.  I spent no money. Related posts:No ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/22/a-no-fun-no-spend-day/ Endocrinologist -- $40.00 This afternoon I accompanied The Daughter to her appointment for a thyroid check-up.  Sometimes the thought that she'll be on her own in 6 months strikes fear into my heart -- once again she went to the appointment without her wallet (no credit card for the co-pay) and ... http://www.starrspun.com/dailydollardiary/2010/01/21/doctor-co-pay/