Hello there!
After a few years of hiatus, I am back! I have decided to stop the shopping a second time, in order to gain better control of my finances. One major plus right now is that I'm temporarily staying with my parents, so I don't have any rent or utilities to pay. But I still need to be saving, so I can get outta here again someday, haha. Currently I'm living off unemployment, but I'm in the job search process. It's an ongoing, tiresome affair.
I met with a recruiter at JFC Staffing this past week and he said he has some promising leads for me, he just needed a few days to get my portfolio ready to show his clients. Hopefully I will be hearing some positive news in the coming weeks. It seems that the skills I gained in the medical records department of my last job will be a huge asset, because a lot of practices are turning to electronic medical records now.
Anyway, it's pretty early in the morning so there's no spending for me to speak of. Yet.
Stopping the shopping begins again TODAY!!
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Daily tracking...finally.
So I know I said I would update this thing about ten days ago. Sorry bout that. Been massively busy. Anyway, here's some daily tracking!
Friday
lunch: $13
mini golf: $5.50
dinner: $25
A bit much, but still not too bad. I haven't really been spending a lot in the past few weeks due to being busy with school and all. Yesterday was a nice treat.
Saturday
gas: $22
A necessary evil. At least the prices have been going down around here, dunno about elsewhere though. The average is around $2.35 a gallon.
Friday
lunch: $13
mini golf: $5.50
dinner: $25
A bit much, but still not too bad. I haven't really been spending a lot in the past few weeks due to being busy with school and all. Yesterday was a nice treat.
Saturday
gas: $22
A necessary evil. At least the prices have been going down around here, dunno about elsewhere though. The average is around $2.35 a gallon.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sorry..
I apologize for not regularly updating as of late. I've been going through some personal issues so the blog has fallen by the wayside for a bit. I haven't abandoned it, I swear. I'll get back to things as usual tomorrow.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Daily tracking
Tuesday
$0
Wednesday
Dentist co-pay: $1
Thursday
?
It's been really easy for me not to spend much during the week. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not that busy or just lazy. Either way, it works out in my (wallet's) favor. I have a training session at work this morning and after that I was thinking about stopping at Ulta. I'm out of foundation and moisturizer, and I actually want to speak to a consultant type person about a couple products. Otherwise I'd just look at work because they have a pretty comprehensive make-up & body care section, for a grocery store. Maybe I'll check there first anyway, since I'll already be there. Can't hurt.
Tuesday was great. It was a pretty uneventful day overall, but when I went up to the mall for my friend to touch up my hair she told me she had a bunch of clothes for me to look at. She's moving to San Diego at the end of the summer so she decided to clean out her closet...and give me first dibs. Sweet! So I ended up with some new clothes and killer shoes for absolutely nothing. I love my friends.
Tonight's another round of Kinky Quizzo. Since I barely spent anything this week I'm gonna let myself splurge a bit. Ooh lala! Anyway, time to finish my Bagelful (they're so good!) and get my ass out the door.
$0
Wednesday
Dentist co-pay: $1
Thursday
?
It's been really easy for me not to spend much during the week. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not that busy or just lazy. Either way, it works out in my (wallet's) favor. I have a training session at work this morning and after that I was thinking about stopping at Ulta. I'm out of foundation and moisturizer, and I actually want to speak to a consultant type person about a couple products. Otherwise I'd just look at work because they have a pretty comprehensive make-up & body care section, for a grocery store. Maybe I'll check there first anyway, since I'll already be there. Can't hurt.
Tuesday was great. It was a pretty uneventful day overall, but when I went up to the mall for my friend to touch up my hair she told me she had a bunch of clothes for me to look at. She's moving to San Diego at the end of the summer so she decided to clean out her closet...and give me first dibs. Sweet! So I ended up with some new clothes and killer shoes for absolutely nothing. I love my friends.
Tonight's another round of Kinky Quizzo. Since I barely spent anything this week I'm gonna let myself splurge a bit. Ooh lala! Anyway, time to finish my Bagelful (they're so good!) and get my ass out the door.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Week in review
Tuesday
$0
Wednesday
$0
Thursday
$0
Friday
hair salon: $48
food: $6
Saturday
Astromonkey bbq: $12
Sunday
chinese food: $12
Monday
gas: $22
I did good this week.
$0
Wednesday
$0
Thursday
$0
Friday
hair salon: $48
food: $6
Saturday
Astromonkey bbq: $12
Sunday
chinese food: $12
Monday
gas: $22
I did good this week.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Post-weekend update
Sunday
$0
Monday
Groceries: $60
Random act of kindness: $5
Sunday was good. No spending for me. I had intended to go to a Zombie Beach Party in the city but that fell through, leaving me with nothing to spend on. Monday was good until I decided to stop at the grocery store and pick up some food. I've been trying to gain weight lately, so having lots of (high calorie) food around is of utmost importance at the moment. $60 later I'm leaving and am approached by a girl who's crying. She tells me she's stranded, her motorcycle has no gas, she can't get in touch with her parents, and needs to get home. So I gave her $5 to get some gas. Luckily for her the grocery store has its own gas station, so she could walk her motorcycle over and fill up. She didn't need to go far, so $5 should have been plenty. I had seen her wandering around out front of the store on the phone before I went in, and sitting on a bench crying. I'm usually not big on giving strangers money but for some reason I believed this girl, so I wanted to help.
So far today has been a no-spend day, but I plan on going to see Transformers 2 later, so I'll probably buy an advance ticket this afternoon for tonight's midnight showing.
$0
Monday
Groceries: $60
Random act of kindness: $5
Sunday was good. No spending for me. I had intended to go to a Zombie Beach Party in the city but that fell through, leaving me with nothing to spend on. Monday was good until I decided to stop at the grocery store and pick up some food. I've been trying to gain weight lately, so having lots of (high calorie) food around is of utmost importance at the moment. $60 later I'm leaving and am approached by a girl who's crying. She tells me she's stranded, her motorcycle has no gas, she can't get in touch with her parents, and needs to get home. So I gave her $5 to get some gas. Luckily for her the grocery store has its own gas station, so she could walk her motorcycle over and fill up. She didn't need to go far, so $5 should have been plenty. I had seen her wandering around out front of the store on the phone before I went in, and sitting on a bench crying. I'm usually not big on giving strangers money but for some reason I believed this girl, so I wanted to help.
So far today has been a no-spend day, but I plan on going to see Transformers 2 later, so I'll probably buy an advance ticket this afternoon for tonight's midnight showing.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Daily tracking
Saturday
$0
No-spend day! With the weather being so nasty it's real easy to not feel like leaving the house. Rain, rain GO AWAY!
$0
No-spend day! With the weather being so nasty it's real easy to not feel like leaving the house. Rain, rain GO AWAY!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Daily tracking
Thursday
$0
Friday
Groceries: $29
Thursday was another no-spend day. I'm getting pretty good at this, I think. I also had a job interview at a local grocery store. I am now employed in their deli department. I start next week. Woohoo. Today I didn't do much besides go to the grocery store. Watched a few movies with Jake, made tacos, did Wii Fit, walked the dog twice. It was a lazy day. Tomorrow is a bbq at a good friend's house and Sunday is Zombie Beach Party in Philly. Can't wait!
$0
Friday
Groceries: $29
Thursday was another no-spend day. I'm getting pretty good at this, I think. I also had a job interview at a local grocery store. I am now employed in their deli department. I start next week. Woohoo. Today I didn't do much besides go to the grocery store. Watched a few movies with Jake, made tacos, did Wii Fit, walked the dog twice. It was a lazy day. Tomorrow is a bbq at a good friend's house and Sunday is Zombie Beach Party in Philly. Can't wait!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Daily tracking
Tuesday
Dentist: $1
Borders Express: $23.22
CVS: $10.15
I decided on a rule for book spending. Books cannot cost more than $15 and must be at least 400 pages long. Anything shorter and I'll read through it in a day. That being said..
I hit the mall planning to just go to Borders Express and be done with things. Which I did. Kind of. I did buy 2 books, both fitting my criteria. Both also happen to be about Mormon polygamous cults. I was having a Big Love moment, I guess. Being that I was at the mall I decided that I had to walk around a bit, check out the current sales. Even though I wasn't going to buy anything. I first checked American Eagle to see if they had the flip flops I liked (and ruined) from last year. They didn't, but instead they had these super cute leather ones that were $30. I promptly hung em back up and left the store after seeing that. Too much, even if I wasn't on shopping ban. I also stopped in Victoria's Secret to check out the semi-annual sale. Underwear is something I always need, I don't care what anyone says. I got measured and turns out I already knew my bra size. Go me. Anyway, they didn't have any bras that struck my fancy (or my price range) so I decided not to purchase anything there either. I usually hate that store and today was no different. Their salespeople are so irritating and in-your-face. I should have known better than to interact with a girl about the measuring, once they think they've got you they just do not shut up! She even gave me a card with my size on it, you know, in case I suddenly forget it. I also got drawn into Bath & Body Works by a $4 bin front and center.. I had a moment of weakness and thought about buying a new body wash - but I restrained myself and put it down. Their new stuff all smells relatively the same and I still have plenty of body wash to use up as it is; I don't need more! All in all the trip was productive, I got what I went there for and nothing else.
I had to stop at CVS to fill prescriptions I got from the dentist today (yay for painful dental work) and pick up some new mouthwash and another toothbrush. I also saw that Crest came out with a new toothpaste that protects against stomach acid, so I decided to buy that too. With my reflux as bad as it is little things like that can be the difference between cavities and no cavities. I didn't really need the toothpaste, but I consider it a justifiable expense. It's to further my (dental) health.
As for the rest of the day, I'm staying in. The novocaine's wearing off and I am sore.
Dentist: $1
Borders Express: $23.22
CVS: $10.15
I decided on a rule for book spending. Books cannot cost more than $15 and must be at least 400 pages long. Anything shorter and I'll read through it in a day. That being said..
I hit the mall planning to just go to Borders Express and be done with things. Which I did. Kind of. I did buy 2 books, both fitting my criteria. Both also happen to be about Mormon polygamous cults. I was having a Big Love moment, I guess. Being that I was at the mall I decided that I had to walk around a bit, check out the current sales. Even though I wasn't going to buy anything. I first checked American Eagle to see if they had the flip flops I liked (and ruined) from last year. They didn't, but instead they had these super cute leather ones that were $30. I promptly hung em back up and left the store after seeing that. Too much, even if I wasn't on shopping ban. I also stopped in Victoria's Secret to check out the semi-annual sale. Underwear is something I always need, I don't care what anyone says. I got measured and turns out I already knew my bra size. Go me. Anyway, they didn't have any bras that struck my fancy (or my price range) so I decided not to purchase anything there either. I usually hate that store and today was no different. Their salespeople are so irritating and in-your-face. I should have known better than to interact with a girl about the measuring, once they think they've got you they just do not shut up! She even gave me a card with my size on it, you know, in case I suddenly forget it. I also got drawn into Bath & Body Works by a $4 bin front and center.. I had a moment of weakness and thought about buying a new body wash - but I restrained myself and put it down. Their new stuff all smells relatively the same and I still have plenty of body wash to use up as it is; I don't need more! All in all the trip was productive, I got what I went there for and nothing else.
I had to stop at CVS to fill prescriptions I got from the dentist today (yay for painful dental work) and pick up some new mouthwash and another toothbrush. I also saw that Crest came out with a new toothpaste that protects against stomach acid, so I decided to buy that too. With my reflux as bad as it is little things like that can be the difference between cavities and no cavities. I didn't really need the toothpaste, but I consider it a justifiable expense. It's to further my (dental) health.
As for the rest of the day, I'm staying in. The novocaine's wearing off and I am sore.
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