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Lodging Booked! etc.

July 11th, 2015 at 02:14 am

This morning I decided to check the airbnb site again to see if anything new had come up. Guess what! I found a place for $29/night! Previously the best I had found was $45/night. I booked for two nights, so my lodging costs will be $65. Right now I have $176 set aside for my getaway, plus whatever I can add this month.

I'm thinking I will be coming in under budget!!

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I booked the lodging with my Amex card. Between paying for a portion of NE's medical bill (he's paying me back minus $125, which is half of the cash back reward) and then booking the lodging, I finally have my Amex finished! I doubt if I'll ever use it again unless some offer comes up again like the Sam's Club one, or some kind of Amazon deal. Too much of a pain.

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I also finished out my $500 for July spending on my Discover card. (Actually I just realized that I might need to do one more grocery trip with it - because once I take the shoes back, then I'll be under $500 again.) I've put all my recurring bills on it - electric, gym, Internet, etc. I also used my card to pay for the final treatment of Riddles (again will be paid back.)

*Working on spending $500/month from July to November on my Discover card for a $75 bonus. I am not spending anything I would not normally to get this.
I have no debt, and pay my balances in full every month.

August looks like it will be easy too, between trip expenses and car insurance renewal. September should be easy too - mom/brother visit, purchase airplane ticket for Thanksgiving, etc. November I'm not sure what all I'll be able to do to get it.

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Went grocery shoppigng today after the gym. I walked over there, totally forgetting til I passed the pet care aisle that I needed cat litter ... Oops. At least the cat litter and the grocery bag weighed fairly the same. Big Grin

I bought: apples, bananas, egg salad sandwich, eggs, green bell pepper, Boca crumbles, candy bar, paper towels, sliced cheese, shredded cheese, cat litter.

Total of $28.70

There are 3 more grocery Friday's in July, and I have $39 left in my grocery budget. I'm going to have to try to keep my next 3 trips to $13 or less to stay within budget. That means probably forgoing the sandwich and/or Amy's meal.

(paper towels and cat litter come out of non-grocery categories)

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On the way to the gym today I was nearly sideswiped! There were two left turn lanes. I was in the far right one. I turned into the corresponding lane. Luckily out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the person on my left starting to come over! I beeped my horn and swerved into the extra lane to my right (for right hand turn people.) My adrenaline sure was pumping!

CCF you might know the intersection I'm talking about -- 27th and Hwy 2 heading towards Walmart.

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I had two people at work argue with me today. One was someone wanting directions. I even gave him to the bus driver supervisor, and the caller argued with him!! The other person was someone who came to the window with commuter checks. I told him he needed to fill them out. He told me that "NO, it's your responsibility to fill them out! The lady who I've always dealt with before never asked me to fill them out." I told him that in the year I've worked here, anytime someone's brought commuter checks, that they had them filled out already. He didn't believe me. Finally I just took the checks and gave him his passes.

(We hate commuter checks! They give them two checks for every pass AND the check numbers are LONG. Such a pain in the patookus!)

Before the arguers, I'd been thinking that this had been a pretty calm week - nothing really of note. (at work at least)

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Thursday - No spend day #8!

Friday - spend, spend .. but all within budgeted categories Big Grin

9 Responses to “Lodging Booked! etc.”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
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    What is a commuter check? Do you think the guy might be illiterate? I have run into that before-- truly fundamental illiteracy.

  2. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    A commuter check is issued by a person's employer I think - kind of a perk or something - only to be used for public transportation costs (such as bus passes.)

    Maybe he was illiterate, although I don't know how he could be and have a job at one of the places that gives the commuter checks. Plus he pointed out to me that the back of the check says "to be filled out by the user" and insisted that since we'd be the ones cashing the checks, we were the users. I checked with our accountant later, and she backed me up on my understanding that HE was the user.

  3. creditcardfree Says:
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    I think I know the intersection...the traffic here where I am is crazy! So I can relate to how you probably were feeling. I'd much rather drive around there then here. Smile
    Have you used airbnb before? I'd would be interested, but boy my husband would be super leery! I'd at least pick someone with many good reviews.

  4. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    CCF - No, I've not used it before. The person I'm staying with is a newbie, so no reviews yet. She'll be gone most of the time I'm there. She has all the possible verifications, so I'm not worried. But I guess I'm kind of a trusting sort ... Smile
    Yeah, traffic here is nothing compared to Dallas or other places I've lived. Smile

  5. My English Castle Says:
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    Sounds fun--except for the arguing and sideswiping! I'm eager to hear about your airbnb experience.

  6. VS_ozgirl Says:
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    How exciting that your trip is all coming together! Also looking forward to hearing about airbnb, I've never used it either.

  7. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    I'll be sure to fill y'all in on it Big Grin

  8. CB in the City Says:
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    Before I got my senior pass, I got transit vouchers from my employer. I didn't have to fill them out, exactly, but I had to write my name, full address, and two phone numbers on each one. I can tell you there is no way the agents would have done it for me! They would have just said, okay, pay full price, then.

  9. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    CB - That's all this guy needed to do! You know, the more I think about it, I wonder if he stole them or somehow got them in an underhanded way? I really should have asked for his driver's license, but I was so annoyed with him arguing with me that I just wanted to get him out of there!

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