You sound like a fun girl to hang out with! Haha…

(Except for the Pats part – unless they’re playing (and losing to) the Redskins :))

1) picked up two bottles of wine last night, which we didn’t even end up drinking… something to look forward to :) $21
2) registered for a spring marathon!! Boston, so it’s $$$$, but hopefully worth it – $185
3) picked up some odds and ends for a quick dinner the other night (proud of myself for not ordering out!) – $8
4) cash, which I used mainly for dinner and drinks with my book club – $40
5) a couple beer while watching the Pats game last week! – $10

Nice! You’ve got this system down on lock – I love it.

All payments made with a credit card which earns flight mileage with Air Canada – total earned on these 5 purchases, 708 miles.

The budget only includes the bare essentials, so haircuts are not included. A haircut would ordinarily would come out of the unallocated income for the week, but coming in under budget on the groceries and gas almost covered it.

Grocery store this morning- generic mucinex, cough drops, $1.25 pop for the friend who was watching my class- my allergies are killing me, superscratchy throat. At least I bought the store brands!

iTunes- DragonBox app- $7.54 it’s supposed to teach kids algebra stealth-style, so they don’t even realize they are learning it! Thought it would be worth trying and seeing if I can recommend it to my teachers. Also, having had a terrible math teacher throughout h.s. and also having no motivation, I really didn’t learn much so maybe I can teach myself algebra!

Dog grooming- $52.00 This is our thirdchild who was dumped near our farm last winter. She is a miniature schnauzer and the mats etc. got away from us. *ok we thought she’d been dumped but now it turns out she was our neighbor’s dog and they thought she’d run off and been eaten by coyotes. To make a long story short, they are thrilled she’s alive and we get to keep her!* Anyway we try to do a good job with the grooming, and I really prefer that she have Andy Rooney eyebrows and a luxurious ‘stache, but sometimes a professional is needed.

Gas and groceries- $77.56 We had a belated Cinco de Mayo fiesta last night, tried a spice packet of tacos al pastor seasoning with chicken- hubby didn’t like it but I thought it was good.

A few purchases back we get to $28.30 of library fines for late books, boo! It’s still much cheaper than buying books but I need to do a better job of keeping track of due dates. I spend money on Amazon each month, probably more than I need to, but it’s the kind of small indulgence that keeps me from spending more on dumb stuff. I probably spend $10 a month on Kindle books??

We just knocked off the $400 monthly payments I’d been making due to having to have major electrical work done on our house (circa 1948) and a new furnace and heat pump installed. We’re also saving about a hundred dollars a month from switching to the new furnace and heat pump from the old electric, plug in baseboard heaters. Woohoo!

Oh man, you’re bringing back memories from the college days! Kinda like good ol’ PBR.

Yeah work lottery!! Haven’t participated in one of those in forever – miss it!