Post by sarapocalypse on Apr 5, 2017 8:55:36 GMT -5
Sunday - Grocery shopping for the week at Harris Teeter (I’m too lazy this week to drive to Aldi): $115.34 - Dinner with 2 of my best friends at our favorite Mexican restaurant (DH eats left over pizza at home while I’m out): $18.42 - Paid a couple of tolls that DH had acquired last month (he doesn’t have a transponder on his car so he was hit with the higher “Bill by Mail” rate: $8.54 Total: $142.30
Monday - Car payment for DH’s GTI (we now owe just over $6,000, but it is at 0% so we are in no real rush to pay it off): $365 - I buy lunch from a food truck at work (DH got his lunch for free with his loyalty card at his favorite Greek place): $12.29 - Monthly Barkbox subscription for our 2 dogs (helps me cut down on impulse toy buys for them): $20 - Monthly toll replenishment for my account (I take the nearby toll road to commute to and from work. Saves me 15+ minutes each way everyday): $50 Total: $447.29
Tuesday - DH buys lunch at work (I bring my lunch today): $7.80 Total: $7.80
I feel like ppl should make an OP with a span of their 5-7 day spending, along with their location and COL. I'd read all of them and it would be easy to follow! I'm going to post next week lol
I would do this, though I'll need to post after Easter as I'll be OOT starting Sunday.
I feel like ppl should make an OP with a span of their 5-7 day spending, along with their location and COL. I'd read all of them and it would be easy to follow! I'm going to post next week lol
Love! I track all the time so will try to get my shit together for a post this weekend. tacom strong work with the narrative.
Haha! Thanks for answering:) I mean her life sounds 100x cooler than mine, I want a car to bring me to and from work!!
My h old roommate in NYC worked st a big ass firm and they paid for his car service home, but he regularly got home close to midnight. So....
I still remember v saying that work-provided meals and car service home were not a "perk" because if you were getting them, it was because you were working so late and you'd rather be at home paying for your own meal.
I thought of that every time I paid for my own fucking Chinese delivery and stayed at the office until 10.
My h old roommate in NYC worked st a big ass firm and they paid for his car service home, but he regularly got home close to midnight. So....
I still remember v saying that work-provided meals and car service home were not a "perk" because if you were getting them, it was because you were working so late and you'd rather be at home paying for your own meal.
I thought of that every time I paid for my own fucking Chinese delivery and stayed at the office until 10.
This. We do meal and a car after a certain time of the evening, and it was fun for my first few months right out of school, and now I am proud to say I use that "perk" *maybe* 4 times a year. Part of that is certainly seniority, but it gets sad fast!
I still remember v saying that work-provided meals and car service home were not a "perk" because if you were getting them, it was because you were working so late and you'd rather be at home paying for your own meal.
I thought of that every time I paid for my own fucking Chinese delivery and stayed at the office until 10.
This. We do meal and a car after a certain time of the evening, and it was fun for my first few months right out of school, and now I am proud to say I use that "perk" *maybe* 4 times a year. Part of that is certainly seniority, but it gets sad fast!
Um, nope. Perk does not belong in quotes. It is a perk. Plenty of people work late and pay for their own mess and transportation. It is most definitely a perk.
Monday: $79 for a one-class-a-week barre membership. $13 for takeout salad and iced tea for a BYOL lunch/play date. $20 to a friend who rented out her building's common room for the play date. (I'm ignoring the $6k+ in bills I paid on Monday, lol.)
Tuesday: $17 for lunch (huevos rancheros and coffee) with friends, $18 for baby music class
Wednesday: $35 for lunch with friends at a French bistro. $3 for iced coffee.
This doesn't count H's spending and he tends to eat out much more than I do I'm realizing I eat out one meal pretty much every day, and pay for workout classes or baby activities at least 3-4x a week. We are going to lunch today with ILs at the art museum. Maternity leave is expensive. At least we are eating fewer expensive dinners out now that baby is here, but H and I had a $$$$ boozy lunch over the weekend at Capital Grille.
Oh, and I work for a big law firm and do get free dinner and car service home when I work late, but i certainly don't get reimbursed for dry cleaning and don't get paid lunch regularly outside of a meeting. During the summer, however, we are encouraged to socialize with summer associates (law student interns, basically) and the firm pays for that so many people do daily lunches/snacks/coffees on the firm during the summer.
Post by sherbanator on Apr 6, 2017 10:24:11 GMT -5
Monday: Ate leftovers for lunch and dinner, I do not think I spent any extra money. Breakfast:yogurt, Lunch dinner and snacks all consisted of porkchops, fajita steak strips from a bag, rice, broccoli, lindt chocolate bar and oranges. I slept almost all day because I had to work at 10 pm Monday night.
Tuesday: on my mid I ate am bowl of rice and a yogurt. Breakfast: egg whites, steak strips and broccoli Snack: chocolate bar, a lot of captain morgan and diet coke We had a comedy show to go to that night so we went to hapa sushi for dinner. We ordered $7.00 magic mushroom app(cooked salmon wrapped around avocado, I wouldn't order it again), $30. sashimi platter , $11. caterpillar roll, and I glass of plum wine that ended up being on the house. After tip and tax $63.00.
At the comedy show (tickets were $30.00) we bought 5 drinks, I think that came to $60.00 after tip.
After the show I thought I needed dessert so we went to the milk and honey bar. I guess I was drunk hungry because we ordered the salmon, the short ribs, key lime pie, salted caramel pot, and 2 vodka waters. Total was $120.00 after tip.
There was an uber involved but I have no idea what the cost was for that since I don't have the app.
Wed: off of work and had to pick my daughter up from the airport. I started my day off with kashi cereal and an orange.
Went to the airport, I got a bacon corn pizza from modern market while I waited. $10.00
Went to king soopers that day, I bought $99.00 worth of dairy, fruit, vegtables, coffee, oatmeal and sandwich stuff. Dinner: went to Thai Pot Cafe, had the sampler platter, green papaya salad with shrimp, drunken noodles, and thai pot special. That came to $51.00. I do have leftovers that I will eat for lunch.
I'm sure no one will really read this but it sure is an eye opener for me. I spend WAY too much money on food and alcohol.
Shoot I forgot about this. Okay, so continuing Tuesday:
Tuesday - After dinner I run to walgreens to buy makeup removing wipes and night light light bulbs. WHile there, I decide to get all the easter candy. Total $35
Wednesday - Breakfast at work for breakfast club ($0 this week, we each take turns buying bagels for the club), lunch is out with co-workers $15. Stop at dunkin for coffee on the way back to the office, use a free beverage coupon. Dinner at home. After dinner I went to the JBF consignment sale. Spend $35 on 4 books, 6 pants, 2 shirts, & 2 sets of PJs. Day total: $50
This. We do meal and a car after a certain time of the evening, and it was fun for my first few months right out of school, and now I am proud to say I use that "perk" *maybe* 4 times a year. Part of that is certainly seniority, but it gets sad fast!
Um, nope. Perk does not belong in quotes. It is a perk. Plenty of people work late and pay for their own mess and transportation. It is most definitely a perk.
This. We do meal and a car after a certain time of the evening, and it was fun for my first few months right out of school, and now I am proud to say I use that "perk" *maybe* 4 times a year. Part of that is certainly seniority, but it gets sad fast!
Um, nope. Perk does not belong in quotes. It is a perk. Plenty of people work late and pay for their own mess and transportation. It is most definitely a perk.
I feel like we need to celebrate again you getting out of that awful place (and I agree it is a perk, even if it is one I wish no one ever needed).
are you telling me I need to spend more or less? I can't tell lol
Oh I think you've spent plenty, I just hope you're not feeling guilty about it lol! Cheers!!
nah, no guilt at all. When I used to do a girls weekend at Morango, I'd spend 400 gambling for just myself and then go shopping + food. We did pretty good!
This. We do meal and a car after a certain time of the evening, and it was fun for my first few months right out of school, and now I am proud to say I use that "perk" *maybe* 4 times a year. Part of that is certainly seniority, but it gets sad fast!
Um, nope. Perk does not belong in quotes. It is a perk. Plenty of people work late and pay for their own mess and transportation. It is most definitely a perk.
Lol. That was ridiculous....like many of her other comments. There are literally people out there saving lives, doctors, police, firefighters, military, etc, who work long hours and don't get any such perks.
Wednesday: Total $0. Fill up my company car and get a car wash = expense account.
Thursday: $15.84 reprinting photos because DH ordered the wrong size prints; $45.30 at See's for Easter candy; $0 at Carter's for a toddler outfit using a $10 reward. Fill up my company car again, eat lunch and dinner while traveling = expense account. Total $61.14
Friday: $23 church fish fry dinner. Hotel, meals, gas, another car wash because I drove through a salty snow storm = expense account. Total $23
Saturday: $30 haircut for me; $89.96 for next week's groceries; $28 for a pie that DH was craving; $63.11 for a growler fill and 3 bottles of wine; $14 at the chocolate shop for more Easter candy; $0 at Rite Aid for Easter basket supplies using Plenti points. Total $225.07 Weekly total: $2,931.32 which includes our two biggest monthly expenses of mortgage and daycare.
kicks, it is a perk - my use of quotes was imperfect in my original reply.
Companies that offer benefits like these are incenting after-hours work to employees that are generally well compensated, and in order to offer such benefits, they typically are in lines of business (like banking / pro services) that have healthy margins - because they are costly. And non-profit, or public service employees, and many others aren't working for employers that have the ability to use resources in this way. I regret that a quickly-typed reflection on my experience sounded so flippant.
I'm tracking this month too. I actually stuck to tracking last month for the first time maybe EVER - usually once I get halfway through the month I realize I have spent most of my money already and give up lol. Somehow the bills always get paid and I don't have CC debt, so it works out, but I don't like to have evidence that I'm not doing what I planned.
Anyway, this week so far:
Monday: $3.90 on a snack at work, $6.50 on a drink while waiting for H to get done with stuff so we could drive home together, and around $25 at the grocery store for dinner stuff. We were also charged for our Prime membership at $104.94
Tuesday: $2.35 for a coffee this morning. $1 to ride the bus to work (H takes the car on Tuesdays, otherwise I drive). $25.45 on a baby shower gift. $20 on a donation to the Alzheimer's association for a race my friend is doing. $38.82 for our monthly donation to offset our carbon footprint. $77 on the water bill.
This might be depressing lol. The last 2 days have had a bunch of unusual spending! Most weekdays I don't spend much, if anything at all.
Adding onto this:
Tuesday: $7.56 for gas - I had a reward that gave me $1.60 off per gallon, so this was an actual full tank! Score!
Wednesday: $24.70 signing up for a Home Chef delivery next week - I had a coupon to try it.
Thursday: $5.07 at Walgreens for a chocolate bar for my H and cotton balls. $6.50 for parking and a latte when I met my conversation partner before work. $9.74 for lunch at work.
Friday: $52 on dinner, drinks, and ice cream out. We had a gift card or it would have been more like $102.
Today: So far just $6 for my NYT online monthly subscription. I'm about to go to the grocery store though. I expect to spend at least $100 because that always happens.
Post by whereintheworld on Apr 8, 2017 17:56:23 GMT -5
Started the week with a house stocked with groceries for breakfasts, lunches and dinner
Monday
$3.10 Starbucks $1.50 Tim Horton's tea in the afternoon $7,800 to retirement account
Tuesday
$133.78 auto withdrawal for utilities bill $2,516.16 mortgage $2,290.39 pay off credit card (we don't carry a balance, this was an unusually high bill)
Wednesday
$1443.20 daycare cheque cleared $1.78 at grocery store for produce, used $20 in points
Thursday
$3.62 Starbucks and used a reward for a sandwich at lunch
$2.89 Starbucks $2.01 grocery store, returned $5 item and bought a few other things $6.50 breakfast sandwich $20.98 for 2 shirts at Carter's for DS1 and DS2 $7.46 bulk barn for snacks $6.65 five guys burger
Post by dragon's breath on Apr 8, 2017 18:49:59 GMT -5
I'll start with yesterday. My weeks are really weird since I don't have a regular schedule. The one constant is that I make myself a latte when I first wake up, whether that is 4:30 am, 4:30 pm, or somewhere in between.
Friday (day off): Picked up a portable dishwasher, already paid for. Dropped off an old portable dishwasher for disposal: $10 Had sunglasses repaired (missing screw): $0 Bought dishwasher detergent and some chocolate dessert stuff, but made a pop can return: $11.49-$5.5=$5.99 Stopped by parent's house to see brother and niece who were visiting. Meals/drinks at home. Total: $15.99
Saturday (working night shift): Son woke up too late to pack a lunch for work, grabbed some "little cuties" and canned chili/soup out of the pantry and dropped it off with him when I went to town.: $0 Stopped at a Mexican market for pan fino, longaniza, cumin, ground oregano, and dried little fish (the fish are to make dog treats for parent's dog): $9.57 Picked up pellets for pellet grill/smoker (on sale $15 for 40 lbs), got 80 lbs), but used gift card: $0 Local hardware store had 20% off discount for "stuff you can fit in a bag". Got free reusable bag, plus wood glue, super glue, and outdoor mounting tape: $13.21 Will take food to work for tonight and tomorrow: $0
I feel like we need to celebrate again you getting out of that awful place (and I agree it is a perk, even if it is one I wish no one ever needed).
I never even worked there but I have flashbacks on @angryharpy behalf. Harpy - didn't you at one point have to bring your own toilet paper? I don't know why I think this.
LOL! The bring-your-own-toilet-paper job was before the evil job. The first one was a good job in that my bosses were great, my hours were reasonable, and my work was interesting. But our pay was terrible, with no benefits and no room for advancement and subject to local political whims. There was also the slider infestation and the raw sewage incident. And yes, after the vote to privatize the janitorial service, all the janitors called in sick so we had to bring our own bathroom supplies. But in retrospect, bringing my own hand soap and paper towels was preferable to psychological abuse.
kicks, it is a perk - my use of quotes was imperfect in my original reply.
Companies that offer benefits like these are incenting after-hours work to employees that are generally well compensated, and in order to offer such benefits, they typically are in lines of business (like banking / pro services) that have healthy margins - because they are costly. And non-profit, or public service employees, and many others aren't working for employers that have the ability to use resources in this way. I regret that a quickly-typed reflection on my experience sounded so flippant.
I'm not sure why you felt the need to explain to me which places offer such perks and why. I get it and duh, know why places like hospitals and non profit organizations can't offer such perks. I was just pointing out the tone deafness of V not recognizing those are indeed perks.
kicks, it is a perk - my use of quotes was imperfect in my original reply.
Companies that offer benefits like these are incenting after-hours work to employees that are generally well compensated, and in order to offer such benefits, they typically are in lines of business (like banking / pro services) that have healthy margins - because they are costly. And non-profit, or public service employees, and many others aren't working for employers that have the ability to use resources in this way. I regret that a quickly-typed reflection on my experience sounded so flippant.
I'm not sure why you felt the need to explain to me which places offer such perks and why. I get it and duh, know why places like hospitals and non profit organizations can't offer such perks. I was just pointing out the tone deafness of V not recognizing those are indeed perks.
I always wanted to ask if she thought the people who cleaned her office building at night and went home at 4am got a car service.
Lol. That was ridiculous....like many of her other comments. There are literally people out there saving lives, doctors, police, firefighters, military, etc, who work long hours and don't get any such perks.
I'd be happy if I didn't have to bring my own drinking water to work, let alone free meals!
I have to pay $6/month to use the water cooler. (wilted)