August 8, 2012

August 8

Hamburger and soda combo meal: $5.18.  The price on this item, like everything else in the cafeteria, has gone up.

Stuff from farmers market: $6.00

Physical therapy copay: $20.00

Daily total: $31.18

August 7

9.5 gallons of gas:    The price per gallon has gone back up to $3.89, and is projected to go even higher  because of a refinery fire earlier this week.  So I went ahead and filled up even though I had a quarter of a tank left.

Groceries from H&K Market:

August 6

Starbucks tea and coffee cake: $4.25

Pretzel dog: $5.00.  It was as greasy and disgusting as it looks.

Advil: $6.45.  And it was only 10 tablets.  Highway robbery at the San Diego Marriott gift shop.  A rock of crack cocaine probably would have cost less.

Desert and wine: $14.55

Daily total: $30.25

August 5

Coffee and scone from Starbucks: $5.25

Daily total: $5.25

August 4

Medical copay: $50.00

Pizza and bottled water: $11.25

Daily total: $61.25

August 3

Kraft Lunchable and Nutter Butter cookies: $3.28

Arby's roast beef combo: $5.93

Daily total: $9.21

August 2

Salad and soda: $6.08

Car wash: $5.00.  The exterior of the car was filthy.  Last time I washed it was in early May.  I don't really care about the exterior dirt, but I washed it anyway in hopes that the valets at the hotel would be nice while parking it.

Daily total: $11.08

August 1

Sandwich and chips: $4.28

Produce from farmer's market: $6.50

Daily total: $10.78

July 31

Veggie pizza and soda: $4.28

KFC: $5.48

Daily total: $9.76

Total July spending: $2558.38

July 30

No spending.

July 29

Groceries from Ralph's: $16.78

Clothes from Kohl's: $188.76

Daily total: $205.54

July 28

3 loads of laundry: $7.50

Daily total: $7.50

July 27

Breakfast croissant: $3.29

Hot dogs from Pink's: $14.85

12.5 gallons of gas: $47.80

Daily total: $65.94

July 26

Sandwich and chips: $4.28

Daily total: $4.28

July 25

Taco salad: $5.99

Produce from farmers market: $8.50

Groceries from Smart & Final: $13.30

Daily total: $27.79

July 24

Groceries from H&K Market: $25.24

Daily total: $25.24

July 23

Stuff that arrived in the mail while I was gone.

Nook e reader: free.  Technically, it retails for $169, but I used credit card reward points. The case was $14.95 on Ebay.

Shipping envelopes: $15.65.  To be used to clean out my closets and ship things to their new Ebay owners.

Necklace:$19.95

Bracelet: $14.90

Fire opal ring: $149.90

Daily total: $215.35


July 22

Gas to the top off the rental car before returning it: $1.96

Jamba juice: $5.20.  Airport inflation: it costs a dollar less everywhere else.

Tacos from food truck: $4.00

Daily total: $11.16

July 21

The last leg of my flight got cancelled.  I had to rent a car and drive the rest of the distance home: $200.00.  One way car rental is never a good idea.

Gas for rental car: $27.49

Chili dog combo from Sonic: $7.98

Daily total: $235.47

July 20, 2012

July 20

Carl's Jr on the way to the airport: $6.49.  There is a Carl's Jr inside LAX, but this meal would have cost twice as much there.

Tabloid to read while waiting: $3.49

Daily total: $9.98

July 19

There was a death in the family.  $775 for last minute plan ticket to attend funeral.

Flowers: $85.99

Clothing from Ross: $64.13

Daily spending: $925.12

July 18

Medical copay: $20

July 17

Sandwich and chips: $4.57

Groceries from Smart & Final: $12.83

Daily spending: $17.40

July 16

KFC: $2.18

Ferrero Rond chocolates: $3.99

Daily spending: $6.17

July 15

3 loads of laundry: $7.50

July 14

12.5 gallons of gas: $46.43.  The price is inching back up again.

Gluttony at an all you can eat buffet: $22.95

Daily spending: $69.38

July 13

12.5 gallons of gas: $45.96

I went and relived the 80's at Howard Jones concert with a bunch of other 40ish people in the valley.

Human's Lib tshirt: $25.00

Remastered CD's, Dream Into Action/Human's Lib: $25.00

Daily spending: $95.96

July 12

Tye die dress: $64.90

Suede jacket: $44.90

Sweater: $55.60

Electrostim unit: $89.90.  It works about as well as what I can get at the physical therapist, so this is actually a worthwhile investment.

Daily spending: $255.30

July 11, 2012

July 11

The safety regulations at work got changed, so I'm no longer allowed to have the electric tea kettle in my office.  So now if I want tea at work, I have to buy it.  Another $1.85 gone.

Salad for lunch.  Inflation has set in on this one too; it's still $4.68 but now they only give us half an egg instead of a whole one.

Daily total: $6.53

July 10

Kraft Lunchable: $3.19

July 9

Tea: $1.85

Orange chicken and broccoli beef: $5.40

One load of laundry: $3.25

Daily total: $10.50

July 8

No spending:-)

July 7

Peach Perfection Jamba Juice: $4.30

Hair cut: $75.00

Groceries from Trader Joe's: $76.15.  I have a love/hate relationship with this store.  I spend a lot of money for food that I like, but don't get very much.

Daily total: $155.45

July 6

Ocean Spray grapefruit juice: $2.00

Fish sandwich combo: $6.08.  It used to cost $5.69.

Daily total: $8.08

July 5

Tea: $1.85

Pizza Hut breadsticks: $2.48

Stuff from Target: $54.89

Daily total: $59.22

July 4


Freedom from spending!

July 3


Produce from farmer's market: $9.00

Dinner from KFC: $3.24.  Same as yesterday.

July 2

12.5 gallons of gas: $45.74.  It's finally gone back down to $3.65 a gallon.

Groceries from Ralph's: $8.06

KFC: $3.24

Business cards from Vista Print: $22.99

Medical copay: $20.00

Daily total: $100.57

July 1


Didn't buy anything, but sold nine unnecessary/unused items on Ebay.

June 30

Two loads of laundry: $6.00

Papaya, oranges, and pears gone bad: $4.00

Daily spending: $6.00
Total wasted: $4.00
June 29

Ritz peanut butter crackers: $0.49

Groceries from Food 4 Less: $47.70

Moldy avocados: $0.80 wasted.  The farmers market bags all of its stuff up near the end of the day, and you have to buy the entire bag or nothing at all.  I only wanted 2-3 , but ended up with 7 or 8.

The loaf of bread went moldy in less than a week. $1.29 wasted.

Daily total: $48.19
Total wasted: $2.09

June 28

Moldy strawberries: $1.00 wasted.  I bought them yesterday, and I didn't even get to eat one.

Total wasted: $1.00

June 27


Sandwich and chips for lunch: $5.19

Fruit and fish from farmer's market: $11.50

More fruits and vegetables gone bad: $1.25

Daily spending: $16.79
Total wasted: $1.25