Wednesday, December 31, 2008

December 31, 2008

Paid the damn water bill.
-20.00

Paid the damn electric bill.
-44.98

Cashed Ster's check for gifts for Mom and Dad. 
+73.00

Bought 1 cup of Oolong tea, my new favorite, at Clementine Coffee.
-2.00

Donated a small amount to some weary travelers at I 35 and MLK.
-1.00

Gave what little change I could round up to a panhandling window washer (or window washing panhandler).  For my price, I was given a side-mirror cleaning.
-.38

Bought beers and avocados at HEB.
-


December 30, 2008

Nothing spent, nothing gained.
+/- 0.00

December 29, 2008




Bought some cashews for Mom, coffee and pumpkin seeds for me at a gas station in Junction.
-3.24

December 28, 2008



Visited Balmorhea and saw the pool.  I bought Tecate's, some seeds, and Dad bought pork skins.
-18.09


Mom and Dad bought groceries for supper, but I grabbed another 12-pack of Tecate's and some sunflower seeds in Fort Davis.
-14.02

December 27, 2008

Nothing spent, nothing gained.
+/- 0.00

December 26, 2008



Bought a bottle of Jack for West Texas with Mom and Dad.
-40.27

December 25, 2008

No monies spent nor gained today.
+/- 0.00

December 24, 2008



Bought some beers and groceries for spring rolls and stuff.
-23.21

Went pretty late and bought some more Modelo's at RBM.
-13.49

December 23, 2008




Got some tacos from Mi Madre's on the way to Georgetown to see Pappy with Ster, Kathryn, and Mom and Dad. Two 8's and two 16's.
-13.49

December 22, 2008




Got supplies for homemade tofu press at Home Depot. 
-35.15

Built the press, and headed up to MT Supermarket to get supplies for makin' tofu.
-9.81

Stopped on the way back to get cheesecloth and thermometers at Ace Mart Restaurant Supply.
-16.92

Got some beers and food at HEB.
-25.86

December 21, 2008

Bought some groceries for soup, sushi, and spring rolls.  Also, avocados.
-24.71

December 20, 2008







Returned a memory card to Best Buy.  The one they all said I needed, even though I knew it was wrong.
+27.05


Bought the right one.
-25.97


Bought some beers and some fruit.
-12.86


Bought a small bottle of whiskey to take to Bill and Nick's.
-20.02

December 19, 2008



Bought some memory cards and stuff (Sanford and Son complete dvds) for camera.
-134.19

Thursday, December 18, 2008

December 18, 2008

At work, we decided to get Joanne something for being so cool, sending us to NY and all.  I paid for the gift certificate to the Milk and Honey Spa...
-100.0

...and got a portion from Kathryn...
+20.00

...and got groceries from Choi, still in it for 10, and am waiting for Souni's 20.  Praveen owes nothing because he bought some food for us in NYC.
+/- 0.00

Beto had a party for Sterling's return from Amsterdam.  I went with Praveen to the Yellow Store to buy some extra beers.
-8.65

December 17, 2008


Bought groceries for work food.
-12.22

December 16, 2008







Got some food at a 24-hour deli in Times Square, right next to the hotel.  Praveen fell asleep.
-13.98

Paid for cab to JFK airport.
-55.00

Ate food in the airport.
-26.05

Bought juice, odwalla bar, juice for Kathryn in JFK airport.
-9.83

Paid for parking from the days at the airport.
-35.00

December 15, 2008

Believe it or not, I didn't spend a dime of my own money this day.  Praveen bought me a bagel and coffee, the office paid for lunch, and we and drank at the work Christmas party...
+/- 0.00

...until the open bar ended, and I got the Donald Trump Tower special for three drinks.  Champagne, Glenlivet and a beer...
-40.10

...with a tip for the dude working the booze station.
-5.00

December 14, 2008







Ate some really good South Indian food in NYC.
-25.00

December 13, 2008


Paid for drinks at the end of the night in Brooklyn...
-59.00

...and left a meager tip.
-5.00

Woke up and bought a subway card.
-11.50

Also, at a black bean burrito.
-6.27

December 12, 2008

Didn't spend a dime, nor did I gain any monies.
+/- 0.00

Thursday, December 11, 2008

December 11, 2008

Stopped by HEB for some essentials.  Bought kale for shits and giggles.
-10.34

Found a book at Frugal books-The Real Ebonics Debate edited by Theresa Perry and Lisa Delpit.
-6.50

Bought some Havaianas Brasileras from Tyler's.  White.  Size 12.
-18.39

Bought a gift for Christmas, details to follow.
-60.00

Got some tea and a Naked Berry juice at Thunderbird with Adarsh.
-7.00

Got a coffee at Epoch with Adarsh...
-1.50

...and tipped the help.
-.50

December 10, 2008




Stopped and got gas (1.699 per) on the way home.
-22.38

Picked up the dry cleaning for the Christmas Party in Manhattan.
-5.49


Tuesday, December 9, 2008

December 9, 2008

We ran out of water.  Everybody got huffy.  I bought two bottles, along with some produce for Choices II.

Monday, December 8, 2008

December 8, 2008


Bought some groceries for work, including a tiny box of raspberries for $4.99.
-10.06

Bought an oolong tea and two beers with Adarsh, Kajander, Larry at Thunderbird...
-3.99

...and tipped the dude.
-1.01

December 7, 2008

Bought a gift online, details to follow.
-22.00

Bought another gift online, details also to follow.
-41.76

Saturday, December 6, 2008

December 6, 2008





Bought some beers for The Deal at RBM.
-12.65

Got a five-spot from Neil for the beers.
+5.00

Grabbed 2 black bean burritos.
-4.31

Got a couple of Lone Stars and some mints.
-9.29

Stopped by the H-E-B for some groce.
-12.83

Friday, December 5, 2008

December 5, 2008



Bought groceries for lunch at work. Also found some pomegranates for a buck per.
-6.85

Stopped by Best Buy to get a Firewire cable for my camcorder.
-36.79

Paid my damn Sprint phone bill.
-76.66

December 4, 2008



Bought groceries for lunch at work.
-6.14

Bought 1 pitcher of Shiner at Schultz's Beer Garden...
13.00

...where I paid Neil for a basketball ticket to see UT beat UCLA for the second year in a row.
-15.00

December 3, 2008



Bought gas, again.
-25.46

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

December 2, 2008



Bought some groceries for lunch at work.
-6.14

Stopped for gas on the way to San Antonio to pick up camera.
-9.99

Monday, December 1, 2008

December 1, 2008

Gave the little cash I had to the Tamale Guy that sells tamales through his church. He called me "Josh," Josh "Shin" and "Chin," and didn't even attempt with Praveen. He's very nice.
-2.00

Sold clothes at Buffalo Exchange.
+115.15


Bought a tea, beer, and coffee at Thunderbird with Adarsh and Beto.
-4.00

November Aggregate

November Total.
-1026.77

November Days.
-26

November Average.
-39.49

Breakdown-
Food - 357.35 (35.84 eating out)
Gas/Bills - 185.36, includes oil change, laundry
Entertainment - 66.93
Books - 225.37, includes 41 books (about 5.49 per)
Booze - 191.91, shitty and stupid
Coffee Shop Stuff - 26.69
Others - 26.23, include donations, parking meters, traffic tickets