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November 4th, 2008 at 03:09 am

* I updated my Extra Monies pages, as well as my tickers.

* The gym paycheck that bounced as well as the next one I got have both been finally taken care of. I picked up my check today (which includes the $98.25 + $10 bounce fee + last two weeks work hours) and was told that I *do not need* to worry about this one bouncing. I'll be putting it in tomorrow. If it bounces, I'm going to insist on money orders from here on out.

* I bought a few groceries at Target this weekend. I wasn't paying close attention to the register, so missed my Morningstar corn dogs ringing up wrong. Luckily I checked my receipt and caught it. The lady at customer service gave me $3 in cash back. Free corndogs! Yay!

* My brother's birthday is tomorrow!! He's going to be 28 years old. He was born on the day Reagan was elected. Hopefully he'll celebrate his 28th birthday with Obama being elected. Smile

* I've been doing quite well with not buying junkfood or eating junk at work. So well in fact, that I've lost nearly 10 pounds since my last post! (Mostly water weight I think though.)

* I'm still considering a laptop. Although a comment made by E on Thursday night when I picked up the keys to be able to open the gym on Friday's has me wondering if it is a good idea or not. He mentioned that they may have to let go of some of their employees.

* I won another weekend contest for ChaCha last week. $10 Smile Yay!

* My mom and I did a 5k together last weekend. We both walked away with first place trophies for our age categories. ......... Of course, we were the only females competing in our respective age categories! LOL!

I was so very proud of my mom for finishing and not taking any shortcuts. We were the last two of 25 people to cross the line. My time was the same as my first 5k (43:37) and my mom finished in 50:00. (She can't run due to joint/bone problems.)

* I finally got to see Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Smile It was showing at a second run theatre near where we did our 5k. It cost $3 for my mom, me and my stepdad to see it. Cheap entertainment.

* I think my car's stereo speakers are dying. Today when driving home the sound kept coming in and out, getting louder and softer, going from one side to the other. First time I've noticed that.

How expensive are car stereo speakers to replace??

* I paid $2.11/gallon for gasoline today. I am loving the falling gas prices!

4 Responses to “Odds and Ends”

  1. Koppur Says:
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    LOL I love your odds and ends posts. They always give me an energy boost, like a free cup of of expresso! Smile
    Congrats on the great deals and your 5K time (and your Mom's too!!). And kudos on the weight loss! Smile
    PS, on a side note, the wires for your car speakers might just bo loose...do you have a friend who could check it out?

  2. monkeymama Says:
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    Checks bouncing could be an honest mistake. Though I would say it should only happen ONCE. Sounds like a pain, but yeah, mistakes happen. (I've seen a few people panic in this scenario, and being on the other end, I am surprised it doesn't happen more often. My clients are notorious for forgetting to post charges in their bookkeeping system. Which means, yeah, I think it is a slight miracle none of them have bounced a paycheck on my watch. Though they are plenty solvent - most of them).

    That would be great if it were only the wires - good point koppur.

  3. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Koppur,

    Thanks! I'm glad to know you enjoyed my post. Smile You may be right about the wires being loose. Today my speakers were working perfectly. My car is a 97 Honda Civic, so I'm wondering if it's just starting to act its age and getting all cantankerous on me. Smile
    Monkey Mama,

    You're right, bouncing a check can be a mistake. When it happens *once*. This was the first time for me -- but at least one other employee who's been there several years has had it happen half a dozen times. He now goes directly to the bank and finds out if the cash is available, then cashes it from their bank. There's no way I can do that, nor am I willing to do that. That's why I said that if it happens again, I will insist on money orders.

  4. boomeyers Says:
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    Great job on the weight loss! Keep going girl! :-)

    I did what your coworker does when my paychecks were bouncing. I did take it to their bank and cash it, then put the cash in my account. It was out of my way, but well worth the piece of mind!

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