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

$$: Dec 16 - Groceries & Supplement

Total Spent Today: $77.96

Whole Foods — $52.26

Whole Foods organic Farfalle pasta — $1.99
Whole Foods organic Fusilli pasta — $1.99
365 Lasagna pasta — $2.99
1/2-gallon Horizon chocolate milk — $3.99
1/2-gallon Horizon 2% milk — $3.19
91% lean ground beef — $5.35
fresh mozzarella log — $7.99
Organic Valley ricotta cheese — $7.49
Whole Foods grated Parmesan cheese — $3.99
fresh fruit cup — $3.74
2.08# navel [...]

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$$: Gifts, Meds, and Groceries

Total Spent Today: $133.50

Ah, finally catching up with my Daily $$ posts.  I’m really tired and desperately want to go to bed but I refuse to until I’m all caught up.  So, without further ado, here we go:
Kroger — $10.00
We dropped off the doc’s prescription yesterday and I picked up my new thyroid meds today.  I’m now taking [...]

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$$: All The Usual Suspects

Total Spent Today: $79.56

Ah, another day in suburbia; another day in the life of a suburban wife and mother.
Physical Therapy — $25.00
We started the day with a physical therapy session for The Son.  His broken clavicle is healing nicely and PT is coming along nicely too.  The therapist gave The Son several additional Range-of-Motion exercises as well as [...]

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$$: More Clothes, More Food, and Some Returns

Total Spent Today: $133.22

As predicted, my no-spend-day streak did not extend to a third day.  I managed to procure a vehicle for the better part of the day but to do so I had to get up and get moving earlier than I wanted to.  I won’t insult you regular working stiffs by telling you what [...]

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$$: Groceries, Meds, Tests, & Pizza

I’m still not driving though I feel myself improving by leaps and bounds and the Vicodin-induced fog is definitely lifting (my last pill-popping session was the 1/2 a Vicodin I took on Saturday night).  And when I’m not driving, I’m generally not spending.  Interesting correlation, that.
The Husband came back from the office to convey The [...]

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Day 292: Antihistamines!

Walgreens — $34.72
Tuesday night The Son played right and left field during a 8pm baseball game.  Something out in the grass made a real meal out of The Son — particularly his ankles.  Yesterday they itched; today he was in agony.  Poor kid has bite after inflamed bite on both legs.  And they’re huge bites.  Obviously [...]

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Day 236: Lavage, Food, Parking, & Auto

Total Spent Today: $211.57 
Lavage appointment — $70.00
Kroger — $10.00
I picked up my monthly synthroid prescription at the pharmacy.
Kroger — $32.28

Ban deoderant — $2.39 (saved $0.60)
2 cartons Horizon chocolate milk — $3.19/ea. (saved $0.50/ea.)
Tostitos “scoops” corn chips — $3.49
2.33 lbs. Russet potatoes — $2.31
.48 lbs. Tomatoes — $1.44
mini carrots — $1.99
organic baby romaine lettuce — $3.00 [...]

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