I've been slacking, yes I know but I have been kinda busy with other things. I painted the house for three days straight last week and somehow I forgot about my duty to post my spending.
Monday 3/11: $36.37 Gas/Fuel
Tuesday 3/12: $9.41 Panera Bread (emergency dinner)
Wednesday 3/13: $88.48 Trader Joe's (groceries) $27.60 USPS (stamps for resumes) $123.56 Half.com (textbooks) $219.75 Vet (Chloe's yearly exam/monthly shot/yearly vaccines)
Thursday 3/14: NO SPENDING DAY
Friday 3/15: NO SPENDING DAY
Saturday 3/16: $43.14 Walmart (resume supplies and toiletries)
Sunday 3/17: NO SPENDING DAY
Monday 3/18: NO SPENDING DAY
Tuesday 3/19: $12.15 Exxon (gas/fuel)
Wednesday 3/20: $80.93 Walmart (groceries) $10.59 PETCO (Chloe)
Thursday 3/21: NO SPENDING DAY
Friday 3/22: NO SPENDING DAY
Saturday 3/23: NO SPENDING DAY
Sunday 3/24: NO SPENDING DAY
Spending hasn't been too bad in general, but things are starting to get a little tighter as I feel the pressure of still being unemployed. I managed to mail out 50 resumes over the past two weeks and so far have only heard from two firms to say they are not hiring right now. I am going to continue to push and send out even more as the weeks go on and still enjoy my classes without worry. Bernard and I are still maintaining two households even though I have spent the last two months here at his place. The amount we both would save by condensing would be ridiculous, but I will continue to keep my place until we are engaged. That's the deal that we've made for now although I will admit that as the money gets tighter it is frustrating to think that we could both save so much each per month by splitting all of our bills. I am trying to now look at this time of being unemployed as a way to get rejuvenated, focus on myself, and get as healthy and fit as I want with minimum obstacles. I watched two amazing documentaries this weekend so I will soon be sharing what I learned. Tomorrow I will be blogging about green drinks and juicing so stay tuned.
Happy Spending Freeze!
No fancy graphic or heading needed, so here is the spending so far this month.
Friday 3/1: $8.34 Panera Bread $711 Rent $90.37 Walmart groceries (split with the bf, so $45.19)
Saturday 3/2: NO SPEND DAY
Sunday 3/3: NO SPEND DAY
Monday 3/4: $15.04 Gas-Fuel
Tuesday 3/5: $9.95 Taxes $50.00 Sallie Mae Student Loan $70.00 Auto and Renter's Insurance $57.55 Braves ticket for Blaine's April visit
Wednesday 3/6: NO SPEND DAY
Thursday 3/7: NO SPEND DAY
Friday 3/8: $55.75 Walmart groceries (split with the bf, so $27.88) $50.35 Amazon (computer ink and resume materials)
Saturday 3/9: NO SPEND DAY
Sunday 3/10: $36.37 Gas-Fuel $23.02 Lowes (seeds for vegetable garden)
This week has been fairly good in terms of spending considering the extras like the veggie garden, baseball ticket, and resume materials. I start more classes this week and I am so glad to have more of an agenda and schedule.
The best part about last week was that I got back to running and ran five days out of this past week and then on Saturday Bernard and I took Chloe Mae to Stone Mountain Park. Not only was it fun because we took our sweet dog, but we packed a picnic and were physically active.
I also just got my tax refund back via direct deposit today so I did a little dance because that's about 6 weeks of additional living expenses added to what I already have. All of that said....girlfriend needs a job. Being unemployed is nice yes, but I am anxious to get some income coming in so I can toast that student loan debt and start saving money for a new car I would like to buy next year.
Happy Spending Freeze!
This past week was a wrap up on a very short month. I am ready for March to be here for a few reasons...Easter, Daylight Savings Time, and hopefully Spring. I am going to even get a head start on my container garden this year and plant some seeds indoors to transplant later. Here's the breakdown:
Tuesday 2/19: $34.51 Walmart (groceries)
Wednesday 2/20: NO SPEND DAY
Thursday 2/21: NO SPEND DAY
Friday 2/22: $75.00 Cell Phone
Saturday 2/23: NO SPEND DAY
Sunday 2/24: NO SPEND DAY
Monday 2/25: $48.99 Amazon (chloe's dogfood)
Tuesday 2/26: $29.05 Electric (utilities)
Wednesday 2/27: $15.02 Gas (fuel)
Thursday 2/28: $101.00 Gas (utilities)
All in all this month was great even with a few extra expenses. Since I am still unemployed and grinding away to find a job and continue with school money is still incredibly tight. My goal for March is to keep up the last month of the spending fast and spend as little as possible. I have the Color Run 5K the first weekend in April and my sister and her boyfriend will be in town that same weekend. We want to go to a Braves/Cubs game and enjoy them being here, so I hope I can land a job, get through the difficult classes, and be able to not feel guilty about spending a little extra while they are here.
Budget: $1,568
Actual: $1,515.65
Under Budget by $52.35
Here's to Spring and a happy Spending Freeze!
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