Ah, the rewards of stockpiling: This week's sales were once again underwhelming, the weather was once again gross, and because we amassed a kick-ass stockpile of grocery and household supplies in the second half of 2011 and added to it last week with a spot of heavier-than-usual shopping, Nelly and I were mostly able to avoid shopping this week. (This was a sweet relief, as venturing out in freezing rain makes us both cranky.) The boring-as-ever details, because your day wouldn't be complete without them:
Grocery and Household Supplies
We went really wild this week and bought a quart of milk and two pouches of tuna. Total, after coupons and sales: $2.46.
Fancy Transportation Machine (Also Known as 'Automobile') Expenses
It was finally time for our first gas station jaunt of 2012. Not because the tank demanded it, mind you – we could've gone another week-and-a-half, maybe two, without filling up – but out of an abundance of wanting-to-be-fully-prepared-in-dodgy-weather caution. The total at the pump was $20.69, which was covered by a $25 gas station gift card my sister had given me for my birthday days earlier. Thank you, sis, for picking such a practical gift!
Total spent this week: $2.46
Total spent this year: $79.82
Nothing says "Happy Birthday" like gasoline! Seriously, it is a good thing to have money for gasoline, better than something new and pretty. You did well on the grocery end. If only more people would do as you and lots of us do, their expenditures would fall.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday and congratulations on spending so little and so wisely.
Have you ever checked out Don't Read This; It's Boring, a blog in my blogroll? I think you would like it.
ReplyDeleteHi, Linda, and thank you for the birthday wish and blog recommendation. I just became a Don't Read This; It's Boring follower, it looks like my kind of site. I'm jealous of the Rite Aid and CVS trips highlighted there; the only drugstore around here is Walgreens and whether they have sale items in stock (and whether the cashier will know what he or she is doing) is often hit-or-miss.
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