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First Spending day of 2015!

January 5th, 2015 at 12:32 am

We got a good bit of snow last night (Saturday) so I wasn't really sure I wanted to go out shopping today or not. However, once I got out on the roads around 4pm they were all fairly clear.

If you would like to see a more detailed breakdown of my grocery trip, go to this link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11GJKzDizNZEKsSYZIS4CgdhNBmVXf2dqXIMyU19VHfE/edit#gid=0

I set out with the goal of not purchasing more than ten items. And I did it! (with one caveat - I made one purchase for NE which he'll reimburse me for later - he ended up not coming with me.)

The total of the ten items I purchased for myself is roughly $56.46. Of that, two items were not grocery category items.

So grocery spending today: ~$51.20
Spending Money - ~$1.28
Toiletries - ~$3.43

I also filled up with gas at Sam's for $1.93!!!
Total - $15.58 for 8.037 gallons.

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I did laundry, dishes, cleaned the kitchen, did a trash run, and got my lunch ready for tomorrow. Smile

I've also watched the first part of Labor Day ... wow, so not what I was expecting. I'm anxious to finish it. Smile

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I also posted a couple new items on eBay as well as relisting some.

When I got home from shopping though I had an awesome email from eBay -- I sold a DVD for the BIN price! $6.99. I've already got it packaged up ready to go tomorrow.

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NE will be coming over in a bit, so I'm going to enter my receipts into YNAB and then maybe read a bit on the forums - hopefully not getting lost in a rabbit hole like I did last night ... Smile

OH! I forgot. I also did 30 minutes of stepping while watching Labor Day today. Smile (I have a step I got from freecycle years ago.)

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Next time I go shopping I'm going to make sure I eat something before I go, even if I'm not really hungry. I got so hungry while shopping that I got a Payday bar - technically not chocolate. Smile But still kind of stretching it a bit.

Posted in General, Frugal Single Life, Financial, Accountability, Gasoline Tracking, Grocery Tracking, Extra Money Tracking, Budget, Year 39 | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “First Spending day of 2015!”

  1. chloe Says:
    January 5th, 2015 at 12:38 am 1420418318
    1420418318

    At least the Payday bar had some staying power protein with all those peanuts Smile Great job on the shopping trip; I'm very impressed!

  2. chloe Says:
    January 5th, 2015 at 12:42 am 1420418573
    1420418573

    Just checked out your speadsheet; very brave to post everything online! Have you considered a "price per pound" column? It would be easier to compare price across package sizes.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
    January 5th, 2015 at 12:49 am 1420418972
    1420418972

    That's a good idea! I'm hoping that by posting everything online that it will make me less likely to buy a lot of junky stuff. Obviously won't totally stop me Smile but may be helpful to my waistline and pocketbook. Smile

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