2018 Controlled Spend/No Spend

[shanendoah]

Pop Tart's 8th Grade Graduation was last night. It was good. It was hard. I am proud of myself for not stopping and getting fast food on the way home. Instead, I got home and made myself instant mashed potatoes for dinner. Not any healthier than McDs, but they were already in my cupboard. Will probably get Starbucks today.

Iggy aka IG - You can do this.

TheOtherMe - Trip to Colorado?

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17			1/1
June 18-24
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Gas Graduation Gift	Starbucks		Starbucks	Painting Supplies	Groceries	Pop Tart visit
Actual	Graduation Gift

[Iggy aka IG]

Thank you, shanendoah.    Regarding your food choice last night, mashed potatoes are one of my top 5 comfort foods, so hopefully you find solace in them, too.

[shanendoah]

Iggy aka IG - Oh, there's a reason there are multiple packs of instant mashed potatoes in my cupboard

[Iggy aka IG]

Jun 13, 2018 9:58:25 GMT -5 shanendoah said:

Iggy aka IG - Oh, there's a reason there are multiple packs of instant mashed potatoes in my cupboard

Which is why Iggy shanendoah!!!! 

[TheOtherMe]

Trip to Colorado?

Wasn't going this year, but may now.  I would still have to pay for the hotel.  What I don't want to pay for is a car rental.  I need to find out from somebody if Uber is in Boulder.  

I like to go over Thanksgiving but the small rental cars are all gone so they give me a huge tank that I am not comfortable driving.  Means I didn't do much because of fear of driving the car.  

[TheOtherMe]

   shanendoah

[Iggy aka IG]

Jun 13, 2018 10:53:32 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Trip to Colorado?

Wasn't going this year, but may now.  I would still have to pay for the hotel.  What I don't want to pay for is a car rental.  I need to find out from somebody if Uber is in Boulder.  

I like to go over Thanksgiving but the small rental cars are all gone so they give me a huge tank that I am not comfortable driving.  Means I didn't do much because of fear of driving the car.  

Not sure about Boulder, but Lyft operates heavily in Denver, so perhaps Uber would, too?  Was just there over the weekend for a concert, and there were 6 cars within 1-4 minutes of us at one point.  It was my first experience with them and I found the service to be convenient, fascinating and friendly. 

[TheOtherMe]

I don't care if it's Uber or Lyft.  I don't want to rent a car.  

Thanks for the info.

[NastyWoman]

www.uber.com/cities/denver/cities/

Colorado get ready for a TheOtherMe invasion

[TheOtherMe]

Jun 13, 2018 19:50:30 GMT -5 NastyWoman said:

www.uber.com/cities/denver/cities/

Colorado get ready for a TheOtherMe invasion

Thank you.  I'm going in November.  Now for the volleyball and women's basketball schedules to come out.

I just checked the cost and I'm covered for the air fare.  Would only have to pay for hotel and Uber/Lyft.

[shanendoah]

Yesterday went as planned. I did not stop in Taco Bell for dinner. I instead came home and had frozen chicken wings (trying to clear out the freezer). Again, not much healthier, but already paid for.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17			1/2
June 18-24
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Gas Graduation Gift	Starbucks		Starbucks	Painting Supplies	Groceries	Pop Tart visit
Actual	Graduation Gift		Starbucks

[shanendoah]

Thursday night plans got cancelled, so I ended up going out to dinner with C last night, getting him some groceries, and getting a doggie fix. 

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17		$45	1/2
June 18-24
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Gas Graduation Gift	Starbucks		Starbucks	Painting Supplies	Groceries	Pop Tart visit
Actual	Graduation Gift		Starbucks	Chinese food ($45) Groceries

[shanendoah]

One of the problems with being in 2 different houses is the need to buy groceries for 2 different houses. But we still did mostly good this last week.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Gas Graduation Gift	Starbucks		Starbucks	Painting Supplies	Groceries	Pop Tart visit
Actual	Graduation Gift		Starbucks	Chinese food ($45) Groceries	Painting Supplies Groceries	Target ($10) Groceries Gas	Pop Tart visit

[shanendoah]

Let's see how this week goes.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Movie	Starbucks Legal fee Counseling		Starbucks Dinner(?)	Groceries	Lunch(?)	Lunch(?)
Actual

[moneysquirrel]

I'm back.  My craft retreat was wonderful and I have lots of incomplete projects to work on. Spent a lot as I knew I would but had the money set aside for it.  Think I will have enough left over to use as seed money for next year's retreat once all of the bills are paid.  Just waiting for the hotel bill to hit the CC so I can finish up this year's accounting for this event.

[shanendoah]

Day 1 went okay. But it looks like I'll need to swing by a grocery store tonight to pick up bread. The loaf I had at home was moldy.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24			0/1
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Movie	Starbucks Legal fee Counseling		Starbucks Dinner(?)	Groceries	Lunch(?)	Lunch(?)
Actual	Movie	Starbucks

[moneysquirrel]

Except for an emergency trip to the grocery I have not spent anything.  Had a doctor's appoints and several medical test but not sure what if anything will come from that.

[Iggy aka IG]

Haven't spent anything since last Wednesday at the liquor store for DH's BD party.  Stuck to the list, and stayed on budget.

Need to do a tiny grocery run tonight for cream for coffee, and some lunch meat for DH.

We're going to a comedy show later this week, but I already bought tickets in February.  I'll "let" DH buy me dinner. 

Other than this evening, I foresee no spending until July. 

[shanendoah]

Just realized how far behind I was..
Last week went mostly well, if I am remembering things correctly. BFF's baby was born 6 weeks early on Wednesday. BFFIL was in DC. I picked BFFIL up at the airport, having purchased flowers for BFF and food for BFFIL (she has multiple food allergies and cannot safely eat on airplanes, or reliably in airports). I don't remember how much I spent on that, and I don't actively care, but I put in a guess.
Sunday, I got to go hold baby boy for a few hours. I paid for parking and took BFF to lunch while BFFIL sat with baby boy.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24	Y	$40	0/5
June 24-July 1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Movie	Starbucks Legal fee Counseling		Starbucks Dinner(?)	Groceries	Lunch(?)	Lunch(?)
Actual	Movie	Starbucks Counseling	Flowers & Food  ($35)	Starbucks Dinner	Lunch	CostCo Safeway	Lunch Parking ($5)

[shanendoah]

And now for this week. I'll try to be honest about what was in the plan for Monday & Tuesday (vs what actually happened...)

The maids did not get as much done as I had hoped on Monday, meaning I ended up putting off the pictures and listing of the house a week. Yesterday we finally got approval for C to be at the house with me, so he came over and we did a lot of work (more than is strictly needed, but we have an extra week, so we're using it). We ended up getting Papa Murphys for dinner. Today is C's birthday, so we're going out for dinner.
I am hoping to see Baby Boy tomorrow. And then this weekend is all house stuff, with the exception of dinner and a concert on Friday night.
And next week, there will be more car service expenses, because it turns out the cam shaft is failing. 5 days and $4100(+).

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24	Y	$40	0/5
June 24-July 1		$10	0/1

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Counseling Maids	Starbucks Car Service	Dinner	Starbucks	Groceries House stuff Dinner	House Labor House stuff Run	House stuff Run Lunch
Actual	Counseling Maids	Car Service Dinner ($10)

[TheOtherMe]

Good luck getting the house sold quickly and profitably.

[debthaven]

I'm so happy for you and C that he can be at the house with you! Fingers crossed for a quick sale!

[shanendoah]

Thanks for the good wishes. Selling the house won't be a problem. I expect we'll have it on the market for a week. Because of the holiday, it will list on Friday (a week from tomorrow). Open houses on Saturday and Sunday. We'll probably have an offer review date of Wednesday or Thursday. But we bought the house for $455k 3 years ago. We're listing at $600k, and while not expecting a huge bidding war, expect we'll sell the house for somewhere between $625-650k. Seattle has low inventory to begin with, and our neighborhood even less. It's a highly desirable neighborhood, and our house is pretty nice, too. So yeah, Seattle housing market means I'm not worried about selling the house quickly or the profit level.

Had dinner last night for C's birthday. Won't see him today as I'll go see Baby Boy after work. But then it will be a busy weekend.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24	Y	$40	0/5
June 24-July 1		$10	0/2

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Counseling Maids	Starbucks Car Service	Dinner	Starbucks	Groceries House stuff Dinner	House Labor House stuff Run	House stuff Run Lunch
Actual	Counseling Maids	Car Service Dinner ($10)	Dinner

[TheOtherMe]

Sounds like the Boulder housing market where if you don't have cash, you are most likely SOL.

[Iggy aka IG]

Jun 26, 2018 12:43:40 GMT -5 Iggy aka IG said:

Haven't spent anything since last Wednesday at the liquor store for DH's BD party.  Stuck to the list, and stayed on budget.

Need to do a tiny grocery run tonight for cream for coffee, and some lunch meat for DH.

We're going to a comedy show later this week, but I already bought tickets in February.  I'll "let" DH buy me dinner. 

Other than this evening, I foresee no spending until July. 

Welp, I blew it.  BLEW it.  While in the big city, I ended up buying a few things for the house which had been on the list for several months.  Granted, I kept the cost down by going to Wally World and a dollar store, but still...  And we ended up going out with friends after last night's show.  We split the bill, and I can use it for a write off, but yeah.... Ouch.

[moneysquirrel]

All of you are doing well.

All of the bills are paid and I don't see any major expenses coming up this month with the exception of a Sam's run and repair work if the handyman shows up to complete the repairs. The craft retreat has been completely paid for and I did have a little more saved than I needed.  Putting that amount in the spreadsheet as seed money for next year's retreat. I love excel -- has everything I need and I can make adjustments as needed.  This year I had the equivalent of two retreats and look forward to the same in 2019.

[shanendoah]

Things I should have thought of in advance - knowing we would get a t-shirt at the concert. This is one of our favorite bands and it was our 5th(?) time seeing them perform live. The first time was 18 years ago (and we still have t-shirts from that concert). We ended up doing no grocery shopping this weekend, and spent less on house stuff than expected. So that was good.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
June 4-10		UNTRACKED
June 11-17	N	$55	1/4
June 18-24	Y	$40	0/5
June 24-July 1	Y	$50	1/4

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Counseling Maids	Starbucks Car Service	Dinner	Starbucks	Groceries House stuff Dinner	House Labor House stuff Run	House stuff Run Lunch
Actual	Counseling Maids	Car Service Dinner ($10)	Dinner	Starbucks	Dinner Concert T ($40)	House Labor House stuff Lunch

[shanendoah]

New week. New plan. House is ready for pictures tomorrow afternoon, and goes on the market Friday morning, with open houses on Saturday and Sunday. 
Gas & Car Service is down for today, but it will be whenever they get the car back to us. (We have to refill the tank on the loaner car.)
I expect Saturday late afternoon and Sunday will be spent looking at houses.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
July 2-8
July 9-15
July 16-22
July 23-29
July 30- Aug 5

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Starbucks Gas Car Service	Lunch Medical Copay Dinner (?)		Starbucks Dinner	Massage Groceries	Counseling Lunch Movie(?)	Lunch
Actual	Starbucks

[shanendoah]

Alright, I am not calling anything out of plan for now. 
We don't have the car back. Maybe next week. We did not go out to dinner on Tuesday, C's roommates made dinner for us. They made dinner again on Wednesday, but we stopped and got some groceries for that. I am calling that Tuesday's dinner, just moved a day.
No medical copay because it was my annual exam.

WEEK	IN PLAN?	UNPLANNED SPENDING $	NS/CS DAYS
July 2-8			0/3
July 9-15
July 16-22
July 23-29
July 30- Aug 5

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Planned	Starbucks Gas Car Service	Lunch Medical Copay Dinner (?)		Starbucks Dinner	Massage Groceries	Counseling Lunch Movie(?)	Lunch
Actual	Starbucks	Lunch	Gas Groceries	Starbucks Dinner

[moneysquirrel]

This week I had another grocery run to get the basics and a few things I was out of.  Also had several RXs that needed to be refilled. 

This coming week is a dentist visit (I don't have dental insurance so it is OOP) , the needed Sam's run and several of the utility bills should also show up this week.  All needed and somewhat planned for.  Will try to stick to my list but I usually find something that I will use while I am there.  I try to only make that trip a few times a year.  Several items this trip will only be purchased once this year.  I think that a the next trip will also have a few items in similar need but I currently have enough to last several months.