Tip Of The Day: It’s Monday, time for my Weekly Spending Recap of DOOM. Why DOOM? Because even though I didn’t have as many friends/family events to attend this week, I still managed to spend too much money. And speaking of DOOM, guess who today’s Eye Candy is? Hint, he starred in Doom, and he’s not Karl Urban… Also? He’s HOT, as proper Eye Candy should be.
Tip For Tomorrow: Now that Halloween is over, it’s a full-court press to New Year’s Eve. How do you plan to survive the holiday season with your wallet intact? I’ll share my schemes, if you share yours. Barney would be so proud…
Further Elucidation Of My Cheap Deal: Ugh. Just UGH (which, if you type it incorrectly, spells HUG. I could use a hug right now.). I have got to do better with my spending – and on my trips to Target. Here’s how I fared this week:
Weekly Spending Recap, The “When Will My Spending Lessons Finally Pay Off?” Edition:
Monday, October 26
Target, planned trip with a list and everything for groceries and necessities, $34.05
Tuesday, October 27
JCPenney, slightly planned trip to purchase leggings for less, $14.88
Wednesday, October 28
Random gas station, gas to fuel my trip to see the Posse, $15.09
Tavern of Northfield, lunch with Posse members, $14.13
Antiques of Northfield, present for Posse member bought while shopping with the Posse, $3.20
Digs, black crocheted lace that my BFF Larue TOTALLY tried to bogart, $7.48
Ragstock in Northfield, blouse and sunglasses and mesh arm warmers, $12.32
Thursday, October 29
Shell station in Edina, breakfast, $3.84
Target (second trip), drugs for my lurking cold and rampant craps, $13.70
Friday, October 30
Styles On Boone, long overdue cut and color, $79.00 (prices went up – damn recession)
Another random gas station, gas again for my guzzler, $18.01
Target (third trip, and totally unnecessary), Halloween treats and Totino’s Party Pizza, $11.54
Saturday, October 31
Jo-Ann Fabric, trip to see Probie at work and buy important supplies (but no Mallow Cups), $17.99
Sunday, November 1
Nothing, praise the LORD and pass the butter.
Total For The Week: $245.23. Hmmm. Actually, if you take out my hair appointment, I really didn’t do too badly. All my purchases and activities were planned for (or necessary, like gas and groceries and generic Advil), I spent less than $40 on my big day out in Northfield, and my wasteful expenditures at Target and on fast food come to just $15. So in retrospect, not too bad.
My biggest lesson, one I continue to ignore, is to make just one trip a week to Target. Or two, in case of emergency. Bottom line, I need to stop using Target as my happy place to wander when I’m bored/hungry/procrastinating. That third trip was a waste of $11.54 – not much, but it adds up over time.
I also need to stop beating myself up over expenditures I can’t avoid, like hair cuts and groceries. I do the best I can to be as frugal as possible, and $80 for a cut and color by the manager of a salon is a Good Deal. Besides, the career I’m striving for (Multi-Media Empire) requires me to be camera-ready, and that means having good hair. Price of business and all… maybe I could tax deduct it? Food for thought.
Now it’s time for a feast for the eyes – a sugary treat I call Eye Candy Mondays. Today’s indulgence is one huge hunk of Candy. He’s big, he’s manly, and he’s got wicked control over his eyebrows. He’s Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock:
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Here he is looking pensive.
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And here he is looking serious – and slightly gansta.
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And here he is without his shirt. Guess which one is my favorite?
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8 Comments
“Rampant craps”? Sounds awful.
“Target (second trip), drugs for my lurking cold and rampant craps”
Typo, right? I hope you’re better now, no matter what you have…
Bogart, whatever. I saw it first.
Mega Eye candy. leggings can also be worn under pants for a long john effect, double duty and double the warmth.
WHAT is “Bogart” when used as a verb? I must be so unhip or something, because I have no clue.
Target rocks, no matter how often we go there. A happy place, indeed. Can we help it if they have everything, cool people, and a much better store layout than that “other” retail behemoth? I’d move to Target if they ever decided to add apartments. Don’t we all spend rent/mortgage money there, anyway? Maybe we could get a 50% discount if we offered to paint our units red and white. Hee-hee.
Pensive. I vote for the “pensive” Rock (who, BTW, was the BAD GUY in Get Smart, recently on the roomie’s cable channel of choice)..
OK, how much do you drive woman?? That’s a hella lotta gas!! HA! I try so hard to go to Target just once a week, but it mocks me too.
Ah Target. Perimeter perusing is one of my favorite passtimes! That, and visiting the dollar bins for goodies for the twin nieces. They keep coming out with these adorable little rolls of ribbon, which are fantastic for when I make those kiddos bears and other things.