what i DID spend my money on today....

**sabrelvssammy** · 03-14-2009, 12:33 PM

we have no-spend threads....and no eat-out threads....and frugal day today threads....

how about a thread on what you DID spend your hard-earned money on today.....it doesn't necessarily have to be a 'frugal' purchase...(come on-do we KNOW of any other kind....lol)...just whatever came between you and your dollars (whether you physically got an item or paid a bill...)

what did it cost you to get out of bed today ?? >>>>>>>>>>

**thesightofoneself** · 03-14-2009, 12:37 PM

i want a challenge!

**sabrelvssammy** · 03-14-2009, 12:38 PM

i knew YOU would sight... i could see the 'subtle' hints....haha

BUT remember people: THIS IS NOT A CHALLENGE !!!!! lol we are still the 'frugal village'....
DON'T try to one-up your neighbor..... (got that sight ???? huh????)................

**thesightofoneself** · 03-14-2009, 12:48 PM

my lovers are dollar tree and walmart so i say challenge! challenge!
i have 9 spend days and i'm still underbudget.

**frugalfriend** · 03-14-2009, 12:53 PM

My dd-9 is going to a birthday party TODAY and I still haven't bought the gift! I will be going out to pick that up as soon as I can tear myself away from the village!

**Wendy Mack** · 03-14-2009, 01:06 PM

Well so far today i haven't spent anything .. but we are taking my oldest DD out for supper and she is bringing a friend along and then my youngest DD is going to stop at Toys R us and get the newest pokemon download there (its FREE!) So it will be a spend your money and eat out night.. but its DD's birthday supper!

**hollyhill** · 03-14-2009, 01:20 PM

Nothing today because I will not be going anywhere...
But yesterday-
I paid for Susan's lunch at Children's hospital - Lunch for her and myself came to 18.90 cents
Also bought a gift for Braedon- Duplo- $22.40...... OUCH
I think this is called Stress Spending...

**dcompton** · 03-14-2009, 01:36 PM

Tonight I am eating out (fast food) because I am working a double shift and I just need to get away from the desk a bit for my sanity, and because brown bagging lunch and supper is too much for my organizational skills when I have as few leftovers as I do right now. But I have a frugal coupon!

Last night, however, I was so bored at work I dropped in at Amazon.com. I don't buy many books, but I spent about $9, getting a couple of used out-of-print (probably) sci-fi novels I've wanted to read. James White's All Judgment Fled for .92 + shipping, and Piers Anthony's Prosto Plus for 4.00/free shipping. The last I just heard about - a dentist is abducted and takes up galactic dentistry. It's reported to be hilarious.

**mauimagic** · 03-14-2009, 01:36 PM

great idea for a challenge - I need to see things in b&w.

Hollyhill - sometimes stress spending happens - you stress spend on family and friends, right? Makes sense to me. Be kind to yourself, life is throwing a lot at you right now!!

**Kaos Kitty** · 03-14-2009, 01:44 PM

Today I'm going to a wedding - so hopefully I won't be spending! But yesterday I bought some "interview clothes" for Dh. Three pairs of pants, a dress shirt and a belt (all 50% plus 40% off) and used a gift card from Christmas, it was $56.00 (regular $350).

Then I bought the wedding present and card, $11.50 ($130 regular, a large part was free as part of a work contest) and a birthday present for family member (June) for $18 ($50 regular).

I did indulge in a cast iron cake pan, it makes little tea cakes in the shapes of flowers for $27 ($45 regular). I currently have a train pan and a mini pumpkin pan. I'm waiting for the gingerbread house pan to come out. Cake pans are my weakness.

**thesightofoneself** · 03-14-2009, 03:12 PM

$20 shipping on a dead camera.

total investment $70, i knew i should have just bought a new one. frugality sucks!

**thefrug** · 03-14-2009, 03:22 PM

Today I spent my Flower Show money on 2- 1.75 liter bottles of Rum. Coconut and Black Cherry flavored. I'm set for some summer fun in the pool this year! Floating around and drinking a nice cool rum drink......ahhhhh. ( I might share but I dunno) LMAO!!

I also refilled my 5 gallon water jug today and I bought 2 pizzas. One for todays supper and one for next weeks supper.

Thats it.

**YankeeMom** · 03-14-2009, 03:41 PM

Oooh, today was a spend day! lol

First thing this morning I went & got my hair washed, cut & styled $33
Went to the thrift store & got 15 books, Monopoly Junior, Spirograph, and original Trivial pursuit games, and two educational computer software games for $16

Then we went to TJ Maxx & got some work socks for dh and a microscope for the kids $12

Then went to the Dollar Tree. Dh got 10 Hot Wheels Coloring books to resell at the toy show this weekend. I got some workbooks, some toy money, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader card game, Build a City computer game, some stickers, and index cards $28

Went to Staples for price stickers $4

**rudypoo98** · 03-14-2009, 03:41 PM

Haven't spent any money except bills since Feb. 16th at Dollar General for things I had to have.Bleach,TP and dog food came to $11.75.

**beks37** · 03-14-2009, 05:49 PM

I went to Walgreen's and bought:
2 rolls of paper towels @.59/each
2 bottles of dish soap @.79/each
pantiliners 3.79
2 packages of 10 pair socks for dh 8.00
I used a gift card that I had gotten for rebate items last month...so no money spent out of pocket

Also, we are still going to buy 3lbs of lettuce salad for feeding hockey players after the game tonight.