Weekend Spending Recap

Posted on April 2, 2012 7 Comments

This weekend ended up being spendy. On Friday I was craving pad thai so we ate out. On Saturday,  ”mom’s day” with my mom, aunt, and cousin in Chicago involved a couple meals out, some spontaneous purchases, and some wine. And Sunday I found some Sports Authority coupons that were about to expire, and I was in need of a new swimsuit for pool workouts, so I decided it was a good use of a coupon.

Here’s the breakdown.

Friday

• Dinner at Mama Thai in Oak Park – $25

Saturday

• Lunch at Feast in Bucktown with my family – $30 (this involved some mimosas…)
• Gifts for my nephew at PsychoBaby – $27.38 (I couldn’t resist getting him a “Punk Rock Baby” onesie)
• A summer hat for myself at Goorin Bros. – $41.61 (A white and blue version of this one. All I can say is that I was suffering from a major sunburn when I bought it, and my mom said it looked cute and I should buy it. It is now dutifully awaiting use for summer backyard parties, beer gardens, and festivals.)
• Face scrub from Lush – $5
• Dinner at Trattoria 225 in Oak Park – $34.04

Sunday

• Breakfast with a friend at Blue Max in Forest Park – $12
• Sports Authority – Swimsuit and sun visor for summer workouts – $70 (totally could have gotten both cheaper online, even AFTER the coupon, lesson learned)
• Bricks for our turtle patio – $5.50
• Groceries – I will have to add this in later because the receipts are not with me

Grand total before groceries = $250

Shoot, this is not the “belt tightening” of someone who is looking to save money for a downpayment in the next six months! Good thing I wrote this down, otherwise I probably would have forgotten how much I spent, and then next weekend would end up being another spendy one. I sometimes get “spending amnesia” where I think I’m being all frugal all the time, like “I haven’t bought any new clothes in three months, and I never eat out!” and then I realize later that I bought a new hat and a swimsuit last weekend, and all I’ve been doing is eating out.

Good thing next weekend is Easter, although my mom will probably tell  me to do something easy, like make a salad, and then I’ll spend about $30 trying to make it THE BEST SALAD EVER but forget all the ingredients at home, then have to run to store by her house and spend another $30 on the same salad. Yeah, that sounds right.

Category: Money
   Tags: Spending

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