Ok. M. (husband) got paid today and I flew through A LOT of money. Yikes.
Here's a quick breakdown:
2,100 to checking
200.00 cash
45.00 savings #1
What I spent thus far:
325.00 home equity loan
187.11 groceries/household supplies
20.15 toilet kit at Lowes to fix leaking toilet
15.00 gas
Total spent:532.26
Balance in checking: 1723.66
balance in savings #1: 100.43
balance in savings #2: 387.62
balance in savings # 3: 26.73
I have to pay bills this weekend so that total in checking is going to drop...a lot! I spent a lot on groceries and supplies but this is for meals for the next 7 days, plus there is extra meat, lots of fruits, fresh vegetables, canned veggies and fruits, cereals, 2 dozen eggs, milk, snacks and 3 loaves of bread! We're good to go for awhile.
I got a ton of food! My freezer is busting and I think I did a pretty good job. The only splurge/impulse buy today was 11.45 on 2 half gallons of ice cream, peanuts, hot fudge, whipped cream and caramel topping.
We were in Lowe's and C. asked to go to Coldstone Creamery...well there were four of us so that would have been pretty pricey so M. suggested we buy our own stuff and make sundaes at home. We got a lot of stuff that will easily last us through next week until I get paid again so I don't feel too guilty about it. Hey, we saved a lot of money passing up Coldstone. It was a small victory.
For supper we had turkey patties, corn, noodles and onions and applesauce. M. didn't eat the turkey patty but he didn't complain either because he agreed to the "meal plan."
On another tangent, I am quite upset about something that happened to a close friend of mine. This person is transgendered (I'll call her R.) and she was riding in the back of another friends car and they got pulled over by a highway state trooper for a missing headlight. Well, turns out the new boyfriend of the girl driving the car had a warrant for his arrest regarding not paying fines or something like that.
However, not that I approve of that, but I don't understand why the trooper asked to see everyone's ID in the car, the warrant boy wasn't even driving! But anyway...
Warrant boy was asked to get out of the car and the state trooper pulled him aside (quite angrily I'm told) and yelled "What's wrong with your friend back there, is there something wrong with his head? Is he crazy?" (Trooper of course was referring to R.)
Well, warrant boy lost his temper with the trooper trying to defend R. and explain she was transgendered. The trooper ended up handcuffing warrant boy and taking him away. I think he might be getting charged with something else other than not paying fines but I'm not sure.
This is so disheartening to me. Why the hate? Why the anger? R. is a peaceful, wonderful, loving person. What gave this trooper the right to say she was "crazy?"
Wow, it just disgusts me the ignorance and hate of some people. I understand you don't have to agree with everyones lifestyle and choices but to be downright hateful and mean is ridiculous.
Well, that was my rant for now. I have to work tomorrow...sigh. Time for bed.
What I spent today
November 15th, 2008 at 02:42 am
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