The last five things I spent money on
Posted on November 1, 2006 33 Comments
This will be a fun little insight…
Here are the last five things I spent money on, in chronological order, from most recent to least:
1) $4.25 for a medium soy chai latte and a Wall Street Journal this morning because I missed my train, had 20 minutes to blow and needed to stay warm (inside the train-side coffee house).
2) $150-ish at Whole Foods stocking up on food for the next week and beyond (yes, I know Trader Joe’s is cheaper but it was too far away to go last night before it closed)…because, well, I’m trying to buy foods with simple ingredients that I can pronounce as an attempt to live healthier. There is a difference…compare your list of Jif ingredients to Whole Foods’ 365 brand peanut butter for one example.
3) $512.50 check for rent (yep, it’s cheap).
4) $94.05 to Metra for a monthly transit pass and a CTA link-up (bought at the station last night).
5) $2.00 to CTA because the pre-7:00 bus never came, my link-up pass ran out (CTA link-up pass expires daily at 7:00 p.m.), and when I finally hopped on a bus to the train station at 7:15 p.m., my card was no good 
So there you have it. Roughly $760 since 7:00 p.m. last night on tea, transportation, rent and food. What were your last five expenses?
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November 1st, 2006 @ 7:49 pm
Neat idea! From the most recent:
-$5 at Target last night, buying granola bars with coupons and a pair of gloves for my mom
-$12 at Ralphs on Monday evening, buying a few groceries
-$756 at Firestone for brake repairs and some other stuff (gasp!)
-$330 for a plumber (another gasp!)
-$4 at Ralphs on Saturday buying two containers of cake icing
November 1st, 2006 @ 7:56 pm
holy cheap rent! Way to bargain hunt!
November 1st, 2006 @ 8:02 pm
Are you near a Wild Oats? The store goes by several different names, but check on their website: http://www.wildoats.com. It’s very similar to Whole Foods except slightly cheaper.
As for my last 5 expense:
~$20 for gas (woohoo for cheaper gas prices!)
$18 on pizza (buy one get one free from papa johns and we have tons of left overs)
$25 at Trader Joes
~$30 at Target for a Halloween costume (Harry Potter robe) and hair supplies
$? – I can’t remember my 5th last purchase, but probably groceries or gas
Enjoy the blog!!
November 1st, 2006 @ 8:20 pm
In reverse chronological order:
$57.23 for groceries at Safeway last night
$1.20 late fee for library book
$54.99 Gas/Electric bill
$691.47 Rent/Water bill
$23.63 Tank of Gas on Sunday
How boring.
November 1st, 2006 @ 8:40 pm
Here we go (don’t get too excited):
Today:
2.43 – med bowl of cream of broccoli soup in company cafeteria
1.64 – tall bold coffee at Starbucks
45.93 – DH Verizon bill
259.35 – 1/2 month after-school care for 2 elementary age kids
Yesterday:
Nothing – worked from home and did the trick or treat thing
Monday:
5.30 – 3 bags of candy at KMart
Does adding $700 to savings on 11/1 count as an expenditure?
November 1st, 2006 @ 11:50 pm
-$8.00 Lunch burrito from Chipotle
-$4.70 Muffin and Latte from Starbucks–it was a bad eating out day!
-$44.54 at Target just stocking up
-$825 for Rent
-$53.51 for Cable bill
November 1st, 2006 @ 11:54 pm
$118.75 towards my credit card. Slowly but surely it will decrease.
$66.00 to ComEd.
$680 for rent.
$14.83 at the Jewel for a strip steak, aspargus, keylime pie and boxed mashed potatoes. I so want to go for a steak dinner but made one at home with my boyfriend instead. Can be $14.00 for two dinners!
$5.49 for a breakfast sandwich at Del Monico’s. Yum.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 12:24 am
ooh ooh. fun. 5 things:
~$30 in gas at lunch
~$75 in food and other supplies from the grocery store last night
~$60 on a steak and potatoes dinner from Smith and Wollensky’s (sp?) last night
~$10 at Subway for lunch yesterday…
…all on my company’s dime (I’m out of town for work). gotta love company credit cards!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 12:25 am
5. Rent $789 Which I’m regretting ever signing that lease!!
4. Water Bill- $23.45
3.Plane Ticket home from Vegas-$146.80
2. Iced Tea at airport-$2.30
1. Bar in Vegas-$31.50
TOTAL: $993.50
In less then 24 hours! YIKES!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 1:12 am
Nothing too exciting:
$1.25 for a pop before my class tonight
$6.78 for lunch from Jimmy Johns (I keep telling myself I should be packing a lunch… but you know how that goes)
$14.55 at Walgreens for allergy medicine
$215 for my third of the rent
$100 toward my credit card (almost paid off!)
Interesting entry!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 2:25 am
1) a book about Amsterdam $14
2)monthly train ticket $203
3)$20 metro card
4) a hat and flowers for my halloween costume (won the second place prize – an airline ticket)
5) $72 for a cab ride home from JFK. Expensive but worth it.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 4:02 am
Haven’t been outside for a couple days (jeepers, I sound like a shut in)…
My last five purchases were all investments (done this morning).
Woo Hoo…party on! LOL!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 4:38 am
Most recent first:
$3.52 – Thortons for chips & soda
$2.00 – CTA from Loop to Oak Park
$1.62 – Payless for shoe inserts (stupid boots were way to uncomfortable today!)
$8.00 – Cab from Union Station to work (didn’t have a bus pass for the building bus).
$30.10 – Ordered photos from a friend’s wedding
Payless was a good deal, but the cab wasn’t smart (sometimes its just too cold & far to walk though!)
November 2nd, 2006 @ 7:38 am
I’m not going to go into the details of my last 5 purchases, but I did want to make one comment: I will be extremely happy for you the day either a) public transportation n your area becomes more reliable or b)you purchase a car. For as long as I’ve read your blog (which I’ve lost track of by now) you’ve never really mentioned wanting to purchase a car. I imagine that’s because you have bigger goals, such as purchasing a home, but I’m also rooting for the day you no longer have to rely on public transportation because it can be such a major pain sometimes. I totally feel you on that one!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 4:04 pm
$3.05 Fresh Pineapple at the grocery store (was on sale)
$0.97 Credit card bill (somehow I did not pay the whole thing)
$6.00 tapas at the restaurant
$7.00 Ulta cleansers
$26.00 Martini shaker w/glasses (20% off)
Not bad
PS
Love your blog, you are my hero. Don’t make us wait long any more…
November 2nd, 2006 @ 4:28 pm
~ $400 rent …now that’s cheap !
~ $1500 credit cards …holy cow!
~ $12.84 Cici’s Pizza
~ $20 Gasoline
nice blog, i’ll keep checking.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 5:39 pm
Interesting:
- $325.00- preschool tuition
- $3.67- Mocha at Starbucks
- $37.24- Grocery store- I go every other day
- $50.00- school lunch money account. Kids are expensive!
- $50.00- Church donation.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 5:44 pm
Going back to Saturday:
4.37 pears, oatmeal, and milk at the grocery store (breakfast!)
10.00 yoga
36.48 Groceries and halloween candy
20.50 Sunday breakfast + tip for 2 at Vic’s Waffle house
100.00 Donation to local NPR station
12.29 Picture frame, bundt cake pan, earrings at Kohls
I’m geeking out, reading everyone’s lists. Especially the range in rent payments, whoa!
November 2nd, 2006 @ 5:45 pm
$33+ on gas for my car
$25+ at WalMart for water and cherry turnovers
$86 for a week of daycare
$1,048 mortgage payment
$33 natural gas for the house
Fun times…
JLP
AllFinancialMatters
November 2nd, 2006 @ 6:24 pm
Love the post! Here are mine:
~$51 for a maternity shirt and dress from Old Navy (20% off!)
~$13 for lunch (covered mine and part of a co-workers whose birthday we were celebrating)
~$22 for take out for me and my hubby, as well as a dozen choc chip cookies for above mentioned co-worker
~$1316 mortgage payment
~$35 for the bug man
November 2nd, 2006 @ 7:44 pm
$6.04 for a new camera bag ($1.04 for bag and $5 for shipping – go eBay!)
$1.98 on a steamed milk at the coffee stand that just opened up at work
$6.70 for dinner from Panera because I was too lazy to cook
$36 for a bulk film loader and negative protector sheets from Central Camera
$26 new memory card (again with the eBay)
November 2nd, 2006 @ 7:47 pm
$2.23 for my coffee+muffin at the cafeteria where I work this morning
$7.51 at the grocery store last night for sour cream, tortillas and a green pepper (i made fajitas for dinner)
$9.95 bottle of wine for said dinner
$99.75 for monthly transit pass yesterday
$1.23 for yesterday morning’s coffee.
Total: $120.67 in the past 24 hours.
I notice that 4 of those 5 things were consumables….Hmmm….Talk about money down the drain!
-GIV
November 2nd, 2006 @ 8:43 pm
Last five purchases (for me, not my hubby):
–$13.82 at Brookshire’s (grocery store) for sugar-free cake and frosting mixes (some to stock pantry and also to make Halloween cupcakes–yummy!)
–$62.47 at vet’s for our dog’s annual shots and a bag of cat food (for our cat, obviously)
–$66.56 at Brookshire’s for some pantry items and goodies for our Halloween meal (we’re still munching on the stuff I made)
–$52.57 at liquor store (we live in a dry county and must drive about 30 miles round trip, so I try to stock up when I go)
–$149.20 on Target credit card for miscellaneous Target charges (we pay off our credit cards in full each month)
As for rent/mortgage–we’ve got the best deal of anyone here, I imagine–our house is paid for, so no rent or mortgage!!
And in regard to the other poster who mentioned Nicole’s getting a car–yes, a car can provide more reliable transportation, but it’s more expensive–and not as environmentally friendly–as public transport. We’re in a rural area, so no public transport, alas.
November 2nd, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
The last thing I bought was pizza last night, $20, then Halloween candy, $4, then about $125 on groceries and I believe $10 on some burgers and fries over the weekend. Beyond that I am not sure, unless you count the automatic expenses. I though our rent was cheap, $600, but you have us beat by about $80 bucks. Why do you pay $512.50 and not $512.25? Whats up with that?
November 2nd, 2006 @ 9:28 pm
I love this idea…
$8.25 on soup/sandwich/lemonade lunch
$585 on a kenmore dishwasher
$.75 at parking meter
$21 on lunch for 3 yesterday
$500 toward new kitchen cabinets
it wasn’t a normal day!
November 3rd, 2006 @ 1:56 am
Great idea! I might have to steal it (lol). Let’s see…
My last 5 things were:
- $2.75 two snack wraps from McDonald’s
- $30 Dr. copay
- $85 on floral arrangement sent to funeral home for best friend’s grandmother
- $14 Domino’s pizza last night
- $42.60 Phone/DSL bill
Dang, I need to eat better!
November 3rd, 2006 @ 2:24 am
i’m dumb and only posted four things:
my portion of rent: $830
November 3rd, 2006 @ 6:45 am
-$12.94 Electric Bill
-$1.06 for mashed potatos and a breadstick in company cafeteria
-$370 Rent
-$34.85 eBay shirt lot of 12
-$8.44 eBay lot of three longsleved shirts.
November 3rd, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
$3.13 burger and drink at Mcdonalds
$2.00 skirt at goodwill
$1.48 coffee at dunkins
$60.00 cable bill
$8.00 hot topic headband
November 3rd, 2006 @ 9:53 pm
$74.34 Electric/gas bill
$305 Car payment
$146.07 Cable/Internet/Phone bill
$24.23 Baby supplies (I have a 2 week old – these were essentials!)
$700 Rent
Ugh, it seems like I’m just paying bills! At least having a baby has made me eat out less!
November 8th, 2006 @ 4:01 am
I second the Wild Oats recommendation (called Sun Harvest in some areas). Target also has some decent prices on certain health/natural foods – their natural PB is good and costs only $2 a container in my store – plus their natural cereals are often on sale (I find it hard to pay more than $2.50 for a box of cereal, which is hard with natural cereal, but usually I can do it at Target, so long as I’m not set on a particular brand of cereal) and they have 2 packs of soy milk for less than soy milk costs elsewhere.
November 12th, 2006 @ 2:24 am
I know I’m late with this, but I just ran across your blog and wanted to participate!
In reverse chronological order, rounded up to the nearest dollar:
1) Nice brunch with my boyfriend this morning: $35
2) Some cheese and a pint of Ben & Jerry’s at the deli yesterday for an evening in with my mom: $8
3) Grande white mocha at Starbucks yesterday (Starbucks really isn’t a habit with me): $5
4) A slice of cake and a coffee at Veneiro’s Thursday night: $6
5) A ticket for Short Bus: $11
I sound very much indeed like a spendthrift with a sweet tooth!
October 7th, 2009 @ 11:57 am
I love always Dominos Pizza Vouchers to get tasty pizzas and bite it with joy.