August 27, 2011

August 27

Groceries from Smart & Final: $14.21

Daily total: $14.21
Weekly total: $478.75

August 26

Hamburger and fries: $6.09

Party at Cabo Cantina:, chips, dips, and a Corona.  $21 including tip.

Daily total: $27.09

August 25

Veggie pizza slice: $2.79

Droid Incredible 2 cell phone: $238.41

Parking at Beverly Center: $1.00

Daily total: $242.20

August 24

Chicken lunch: wing, breast, biscuit, and potatoes.  $5.79.  This was the worst chicken that I've ever eaten.

Groceries from Food 4 Less: $8.11

Daily total: $13.90

August 23


Salad and water: $6.69

King Chinese Buffet: $14.04.  Gross and definitely not worth a repeat visit.

Daily total: $20.73

August 22


Fish sandwich and fries: $5.59

Beach wallet: $8.99, plus $3.99 USPS.
Paper shredder maintenance supplies: $11.99, plus $2.50 USPS.

Gas, 12.5 gallons: $46.43

Daily total: $79.49

August 21

Shoes from HSN: $78.03, plus $3.10 UPS.

Daily total: $81.13
 

August 20, 2011

August 20

Groceries from Trader Joe's: $11.31

UPS shipping returns: $13.90.  Two went back to HSN, one went back to Zappos and was free.

Daily total: $25.21
Weekly total: $622.53

August 19

Bedding from Bed Beth & Beyond: $64.43

MAC makeup from Saks Off 5th: $31.52

Dinner from Chik Fil A: $6.63

Daily total: $102.58

August 18, 2011

August 18

Broke out in hives this morning for no apparent reason.  Antihistamine: $4.29

Sandwich and chips for lunch: $2.89

Miscellaneous stuff from the canteen: $2.49

Daily total: $9.67

August 17

Veggie pizza lunch: $2.99

Groceries from H&K Market: $9.59

Daily total: $12.58

August 16

Lunch at Hawaii Ono: $7.60

Groceries from Smart & Final: $22.49

Fluevog boots: $316.41 plus $12 FedEx shipping.  Everybody keeps telling me that shoes from this company are basically indestructible and will last forever.   For this price, they better.  Hope springs eternal: I normally destroy my boots in less than a year.

Daily total:  $358.50

August 15

12.5 gallons of gas: $46.35

Fish sandwich lunch: $6.09

MAC makeup: $10.00 plus $4.71 USPS postage.

Jeans from HSN: $42.76 plus $4.08 UPS shipping.

Daily total: $113.99

August 14, 2011

August 14

Breakfast at The Pipers: $10.00

Kitchen casualties: $4.50

Total spending: $10.00
Money wasted: $4.50

August 13

WalMart: $93.15. I occasionally buy bottled water with lunch at work, but otherwise I never do.  This case is the emergency supply for my earthquake kit.

Rite Aid: $14.75

2 loads of laundry: $4.50

Daily total: $112.40
Weekly total: $305.31
Weekly wastage: $10.92
August 12

El Pollo Loco, sweet potato fries and burrito: $5.00

Groceries from Smart & Final: $22.35

Total spending: $27.85
August 11

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: $69.32.  It's summer, but since I never use the air conditioning, the bill is really low.

Urgent care center copay: $25.27. Even though I got my flu shot, I had a bad case of the flu in early February.  The clinic finally got around to sending me the bill at the end of last month.

Total spending: $94.59

August 10

Church's Chicken: $9.97

August 9

Tea: $1.25

Canteen lunch: $1.58

Total spending: $2.83

August 8

Veggie pizza: $2.99.  Like almost everything else in the cafeteria, the price has gone up $0.20.

Afternoon snack: $0.99

Last physical therapy appointment: $30

Daily spending: $33.98

August 7, 2011

August 7

Two loads of laundry: $5.75

More chicken livers and gizzards from Dinah's: $17.49

More kitchen casualties: $10.92

Daily spending: $23.69
Money wasted: $10.92
August 6

Sam's Club: $42.34

McDonald's Filet o Fish meal: $5.84

Daily spending: $48.18
Weekly spending: $383.99

August  5

12.6 gallons of gas: $47.74

McDonald's fruit and yogurt parfait: $1.09

Podiatrist copay and physical therapy: $100.00

Really late lunch or early dinner during Yen Sushi happy hour: $12.00

Groceries from Trader Joe's: $7.48

Daily spending: $168.31

August 4 

Taco salad lunch: $6.59

Parking meter: $0.10

Dinner from A1 Chinese: $5.45

Daily spending: $12.14

August 3

I sprained my ankle on July 25; it's not getting better. Podiatrist and physical therapy: $120

McDonald's Big Mac combo: $5.89

Daily spending: $125.89

August 2, 2011

August 2

Lunch: $6.59

Groceries from Smart and Final:$13.04

Total spending: $19.63

August 1

Lunch at Sonic: $6.00

McDonald's hot fudge sundae: $1.09

One load of laundry: $2.75

Total spending: $9.84