How I spent the week
Posted on April 26, 2013 No Comments
Most of this area spent the week drying out. After all, this is what some of our local roads looked like:
But while some of my favorite local running and biking routes were underwater, I’m relieved to say that my apartment was not. (Many of my friends and co-workers were not so lucky.) Thankfully, I could take the terrible weather in stride. In all, my financial week was fairly uneventful and pretty well disciplined. Here’s the breakdown:
Sunday
Had lunch at my parents’ house; we got Portillo’s and my awesome Dad picked up the tab. (Thanks!) I ordered a “cup of beef” which sounds hilarious and happens to be gluten-free, then added it to some Udi’s bread my mom keeps at her place for me. Gluten-free eating isn’t all tasteless… it isn’t all healthy either though.
After, I came home and rode my bike around my flood-ravaged suburb. I’m trying to be more observant in my life, so as I rode, I made mental notes of all the damaged property out on the streets and took photos and video of floodwater. This was the first time this year the weather was nice enough to ride outside.
I can’t recall spending anything on Sunday, so I’ll call it a spend free day. And a good one at that.
Monday
After the local Run for Boston, I hit the grocery store to stock up for the week: $120.
I think I might have bought some snacks at work too. I know that I was low on supplies at home. Maybe $3?
Tuesday
Fully stocked groceries! So no need to spend on food at the office.
Had a doctor’s appointment today. I didn’t have a co-pay due at my visit, but I’m sure I’ll have to pay for some blood tests later.
Renewed my annual BeginnerTriathlete subscription for $50. This site is where I track all my fitness progress. I’ve been a member since maybe 2008? There was a point in my life, years ago, where I was contemplating Weight Watchers. Instead I decided to do triathlons and committ to fitness. Not only does this site have training plans, it also has mentoring, calorie counters, and route maps. I love it. So I am always happy to renew. It’s going to keep me sane through my marathon training.
Wednesday
Renewed my blog domains with GoDaddy for $69. I had hoped eventually I’d have advertisers to cover this sort of cost, but I don’t have the time to put into doing that, so I just pay for it myself. Eventually, perhaps, it will happen. For now I will just focus on my writing.
Thursday
No spending!
Friday
I didn’t quite pack a complete lunch today, so I picked up a few snacks at work for $3.05. I have to re-evaluate my lunches in light of all the running I’m doing. More miles = more hungry.
In addition, I took ManFriend out for dinner tonight since his birthday is this weekend. He scored tickets to Three Floyd’s Dark Lord Day Festival (a hot item in world of craft beer) on Saturday, so we did dinner tonight instead. We had delicious sushi at a local place for about $100 including tip.
So there you have it, around $345 in expenses for the week so far. Slightly more than expected because two of my online subscriptions ran out; they happen to be my ONLY two online subscriptions.
Notice what’s not on this list? Bar tabs. Lunches out. Gas. Random drugstore stuff like magazines and beauty supplies. “Stuff” in general. My biggest expense is food; I’m happy to spend my earnings on healthy everyday habits and infrequent special occasion splurges.
How did your week in spending go? I hope you all stayed dry and avoided the flood waters.
Category: Money
Tags: budgeting
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