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I took away my saftey cushion

September 18th, 2006 at 04:01 am

I always deposit my tips after the weekend, all except $20. I think it's better to keep the $20 out, as a just in case. Guess what, I spend it all and normally by Wednesday. I'll need to buy lunch, b/c I don't feel like making it. Well .. this week, I decided to just go ahead and deposit it. I still have my check card, so if there is a just in case ... but I'm hoping that it makes me actually not spend the money. Here's to this week's expierment.

So, today at work I spent $3 on lunch. It was worth it, I split lunch with a guy at work. He makes the best chicken ... mmmm. I work at Cracker Barrel Sat and Sundays, and my favorite thing on the menu is the homestyle chicken. I haven't had it in weeks because it's so horrible for you. Matt today asked if I would split some with him, mmmm.

Yesterday I borrowed $10 from my mom to put some gas in my car, since she neded me to drive my sister to her soccer game. I paid her back, and then put an additional $20 in my tank tongiht. What I can't understand is how come gas dropped .20 cents, but I'm still paying the same amount to fill my tank every week. I need to better track my driving .. and try to cut back somehow.

I bought Julie a pair of shoes and some socks tonight. I also bought some groceries, and the total came to $17.00.

I went shopping for my parent's groceries tonight as well. My mom has this weird thing happening to her leg where she's now in a cast. Don't ask me what it is, I honestly don't know ... just know that the muscles are seperating from the bone. I do the shopping to help out, plus to make sure there is something for me to eat here in the house.

So, all in all .. not a bad day. I put $7 in my new savings account. It's not much, but I need to start saving for Christmas and Julie's birthday. I can't believe that it's only 4 months till Christmas! And then, Juliette's birthday is a week later. ACK!!! I honestly don't know what I am going to do ... I can't even think about the holidays yet.

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3 Responses to “I took away my saftey cushion”

  1. baselle Says:
    September 18th, 2006 at 04:47 am 1158554865
    1158554865

    Smile .20 x 15 gal = 3$ drop. An amount that can easily be hidden by other spending. Think about trying this: you budget x$ for gas/week, right? Next time you find that you've paid less, take the difference, stick it in an envelope, and put the envelope in your glove compartment. Try to "harvest" your savings and put them in a tangible form. Smile

  2. Ima saver Says:
    September 18th, 2006 at 04:30 pm 1158597019
    1158597019

    Hate to tell you, but it is only 3 months til christmas!

  3. reginaastralis Says:
    September 19th, 2006 at 04:43 pm 1158684233
    1158684233

    LOL! Thanks for the three months to Christmas remark. I think I'm trying to push it off, since it'll mean my baby will be two.

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