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Get paid, pay it out.

September 7th, 2008 at 07:26 pm

It seems like as soon as you get paid, your paycheck is gone. This is nothing new to most people I'm sure. Just something that frustrated me a little bit today. (I get paid weekly, therefore I pay my bills weekly, IE Credit card)

My weekend spending:

Perscription: 49.78
Gasoline to fill the tank to full: 20.00
Gift: 3.00
Other/Misc: 8.00
Groceries: 55.00 (45.00 under budget!)
CC Payment for this week: 100.00
Downtown parking for work: 85.60 (last time I have to pay this! There's always a silver lining right? lol)
Magazine Subscription: 19.97 (I decided to subscribe to All You magazine, since I buy it monthly...and I'll get back 26% of my purchase through ebates :-) )
SwapTree Monthly Charge: 30.00 ... Lots of trades this month. But still not bad for everything I traded off.

Grand Total: $371.35 (Ouchy)

Ugh...Oh well. Work to live right? :-)

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Hubby and I tried a new recipe last night. In honor of our "Veggie week" (We decided to try an entire week of vegetarian meals)we thought we'd try some spinach enchiladas that were getting quite the review online. I made them, exactly by the recipe. Lucky for us, we had a plan B. They were not the least bit tasty....at all. So needless to say all that food got wasted, but it was luckily a decently cheap meal to make.

Our plan B was Salserita's. But I had a buy one get one free entree coupon, so it was only 10 dollars for us to go to plan B :-).

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Another big expense is about to come our way, we need to get our cat's claws removed. She is an indoor cat only, I wouldn't do it if she was an outdoor cat. She is starting to take quite the toll on our trim work. Ugh. It's either take her claws out or end up replacing any trim up to 2 feet off the ground all around the house. The vet quoted 200 bucks! That's what you have an "expense savings" for though right?




I tell you what, these animals of ours cost a pretty penny. But they are worth it.

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Hubby and I are thinking about planning a long weekend vacation possibly in November. A friend gave us some tickets to an amusement park about 3 hours from here, and my Hubby gets a nice hotel rate through work...so it wouldn't cost that much. I think a small vacation would be nice...Who wouldn't though, right?

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I hope everyone had a great weekend.



5 Responses to “Get paid, pay it out.”

  1. dmontngrey Says:
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    Oh, she's so cute! Yeah, my little monster is 9 years old and LOVES trim. We figure we'll just replace some trim pieces when we sell this place. At least it seems she outgrew her wire chewing fetish...

    I did place those cardboard scratch pads near the doors she was scratching and that did help a little bit. Not completely though.

  2. greengirl Says:
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    spinach enchiladas sound interesting, sorry they didnt work out for you though! i make a mexican bean stew that i freeze in lots and then defrost for enchiladas/tacos/nachos or topping for rice. it is very cheap to make and tastes good (apparently unlike the spinach ones!!!) so i thought i would share the recipe with you so you might make it next time and not be disappointed!
    1 chopped onion - 1 can kidney beans - 1 can tinned tomatoes - 2 tsp tomato paste - finely chopped carrot - 1 tsp each of turmeric - ceyenne pepper - cumin powder - pinch of salt.
    brown the onion, add the spices and stir, add the carrot and beans and stir for about 2 minutes, add the tomato & paste and let bubble for 2 minutes, then turn down low and simmer until there is not much liquid left (about 5-10 minutes).

    you probably have this recipe anyway, but i thought i would share. it's very easy to make and good for you. Smile

  3. Mrs. Matt Says:
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    Thanks, that is easy. I'll give it a try :-)

  4. HELPmeFriend Says:
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    My magazine subscription for $19.97 is for a mens magazine. I think that it is a great deal, as they are $6 on the shelf.

  5. Martha Robbins Says:
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    Hey thanks for sharing such a wonderful experience with us. Keep doing the same forever. I myself planning a long weekend vacation possibly in January after new year. A friend gave me a ticket to safari park about 3 hours from here, and my friend gets a nice hotel rate through work...so it wouldn't cost that much. I think a small vacation would be nice for all of us. As far as i know we are not all in bad credit right now. So we can have a wonderful holiday ahead. yipeee...Africa calling actually Smile

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