Where I have been

Well, I've had sketchy Internet and it seems I do have some right now too at home but the weather it seems has been what is to blame for sketchy net, and the weather hasn't even been that bad so I don't understand but oh well. I do have Internet at work but my schedule is all wonky for the next two weeks and work is demanding lately.

Hopefully, I'll get my receipts together to post from my last posting until now very soon... of course now may turn into Monday or Tuesday but I'm going to try and get them all up. I hope I have everything I spent, its yikes worthy though... at least I'm tracking and I can see where I'm spending too much.

This week is going to be one of those weeks that I don't catch a break at all. Its a shame too because this weekend was just as busy and I don't seem to have the time to be frugal about getting quick things together sot hat I'm not spending arms and legs on convenience foods. I'll get there though I will.

Collection calls for other people

Really, as if I don't have enough of my own phone calls I get these too. Theresa Xxxx if you are out there reading this please update your phone number so they stop calling my cell phone, also for the other guy I forget his name but please do so.

I've had this number for years and years so I'm not really sure how my number go to be the number for these two people but it is annoying.

I've tried with both the collections that are calling me to stop the calls but they say this is the number we have on file and unless they tell us to stop calling we will continue to call. Really?!?! Is that productive? You aren't getting your message across to Theresa or the other guy who I forget your name... you won't get your money this way duh!

I think I'm going to start copying the numbers they call from down and find out how I can block the numbers.

Tomorrow maybe I'll research how I can find out who is calling and how to write a cease and desist letter and quote the FDCPA (Fair Debt Collections Practice Act) after I find the applicable laws of course, if there is such a thing that outlines this. If they then won't stop perhaps I have a case that will help pay for my own attorney for my own bankruptcy. Now how cool would that be?

Photo By: Casey Serin

Spending for 6/16/09

FINALLY, I had a no spend day woohoo!!!!

I got a 'free' lunch... it wasn't necessarily free as much as it was my boss and I sometimes take turns buying lunch and I treated last time so she treated this time. We are both on a budget crunch though so we decided to re-evaluate this and see about maybe taking turns bringing in lunch instead :) yay!!!

Spending for 6/15/09

Almost... Almost had a no spending day.

Spent $1.99 on celebratory ice cream. This was totally my fault too, my kiddo wanted ice cream after her game... I told her no that I didn't want to spend the money that I hadn't planned on. So she had her own money and asked if she bought herself it could we, I said okay. I should have resisted and let her have her ice cream but I didn't. Shame, shame...

Oh and can we just talk about $1.99 for a small ice cream cone (it had a dip flavor, cherry coating thing but still) what the heck? This is going to make me sound old but I remember when.... (oh never mind lol).

Hopefully, now that I had to post my shame in totally impulse spending I will resist next time. Plus that would be a great example for my daughter if I resisted.... this time that sweet, cool, sugary goodness it just called and called and I caved. Blah!

Spending for 6/14/09

I spent a total of $25 at the gas station on gas. That's it!

My car seems to be going through a lot of gas lately, so I'm going to fill up completely as soon as my missing paycheck arrives and watch the mileage and see if it is because I'm driving more than usual or if something needs to be checked out. I had a tune up a year ago so I don't think its that but one never knows.

Spending for 6/13/09

$1.35 on a pop, the water jug was out at work and we don't have another shipment until Monday. That kind of stunk but we don't have a sink in our office either. I had all sorts of those powders you add to water to deter myself from buying pop from the vending machine but those only work if I actually have water lol

Almost a no spend day hrmph... tomorrow won't be a no spend day either I have to get gas and a couple of things. Hopefully, I have one soon.

Spending for 6/12/09

Spending was $1.50 for a beverage at the hospital since my mom was rushed there via ambulance and then $13.00 for gas.

I almost had a no spend day until I got the call to meet her and the ambulance at the hospital.

All is well though she just over exerted herself cleaning out and moving her classroom it was our hottest day this year so far I think and her school has no air she wasn't breathing well. She is now home and recovering.