Weekly Spending Wrap Up (2/6/12-2/12/12)

Wow, what a spendy week! Most of it was planned (it was my birthday, so we had a few things we knew we would be spending on), but my car unexpectedly needed a new battery, we had an extremely expensive trip to the dry cleaners (M wears suits for work), & we had a one time expensive house cleaning visit.

M & I were planning on skiing together on Friday for my birthday, but it was raining at the mountain, so we had lunch together, & then I did a bit of shopping, & got a pedicure. I received $100 as a birthday gift, so I'll be using that to offset some of my shopping. I also might return a few things once I see how they match up with what I already have. My shopping goal for the year is $500, so I want to be sure that I *love* everything that I get!

Here's what we spent:

• Monday, 2/6
• No spend day
• Tuesday, 2/7
• $87.49 - Costco for groceries
• Wednesday, 2/8
• $7.09 - Fred Meyer for mouthwash
• $275 - cleaners. We switched house cleaners, and they require a one time deep clean before they start billing monthly. Yikes! I will say, our house is crazy clean right now. ;-) This includes the deep clean & one week of normal cleaning.
• Thursday, 2/9
• No spend day
• Friday, 2/10
• $54.72 - lunch out
• $30 - pedicure + tip
• $66.14 - a few sweaters, silver flats, a pair of pants, & tights from The Loft
• $120.42 - My favorite sweaters were on sale at Jcrew, so I picked up two & also got a top.
• $125.82 - two dresses at The Gap
• $39.74 - dry cleaners
• $99.99 - a new blow dryer. (My gift from M.) It dries my hair in 1/3 of the time I normally spend, so it's a huge morning time saver. LOVE it!
• $169.71 - new battery for my car.
• Saturday, 2/11
• $10 - massage tip (on a gift card), after I used a free promotional card for the massage
• $150 - estimated dinner out to celebrate birthday/Valentine's Day. I didn't sign the check, and it hasn't posted to the credit card yet.
• Sunday, 2/12
• $47 - two ski passes
• $1.04 - prints at Rite Aid for my Valentine's gift for M. I printed out family ski pictures & framed them, replacing a collage that had pictures of us skiing together ten years ago. Talk about progress. He's going to love it!
• $15 - lunch at the ski lodge. Didn't wake up early enough to pack a lunch for the kdis, after our date night, at it was silly expensive.
• $11.97 - gas
• $26.84 - some sort of spray for the yard that I didn't quite catch, per M's request.
• $58.30 - groceries at Costco.
• $1.95 - strawberries at Fred Meyer, per the request of my little guy, who was shopping with me.
• $175.46 - gifts for my oldest son's birthday. I'll be getting reimbursed for most of this, as I picked up gifts from my mom & grandmother.

Total spend for the week = $1563.68! After subtracting the cash for my gift & the money I'll be getting back from the birthday gifts I picked up, total spend was $1353.68. We are also expecting the upcoming week to be relatively expensive, as we have my son's birthday party, family visiting, and a few other smaller things planned..

How did your week go? Did you spend more or less than planned?

Weekly Spending Wrap Up (12/5-12/11/11)

Honestly, I was a little (okay, quite a bit) embarassed to write this one. Lots of places I could have made smarter spending choices. But, I'll be honest & just put it out there.
Here's what we spent for the week:

Monday (12/5):

• M & I met for lunch, but used a gift card. OOP = $0
• $9.78 - silk camisole at the Loft
• $18.53 - Rite Aid. Facial cleansing wipes (x2) for my gym bag + eye brow pencil
• $90 - cleaning for our vacation house. This was an error, & supposed to be $75, but I'll get a credit on our next cleaning.

Tuesday (12/6):

• No spend day

Wednesday (12/7):

• No spend day

Thursday (12/8):

• $45.65 - shoes for my oldest, who managed to destroy his existing pair. The kids go through their shoes so quickly!
• $128.74 - Costco for groceries. I've already reviewed the list & determined ways to cut back for next time. No more buying pre-shredded cheese. Our groceries our too high, & I can shred it myself & save the money. I'll continue to review our receipts to look for other ways to cut back.

Friday (12/9):

• $48.73 - new jeans for me at American Eagle
• $54.73 - a couple of new tops at Ann Taylor
• $13.91 - 2 Christmas gifts at Gap. We were done with our shopping, but M wanted to pick up hats for our friend's daughters. :-)
• $178.69 - Gap, clothes for me. 4 sweaters + a couple of tops + a pair of jeans.
• $54.74 - dress for me at White House/Black Market.
• $3.79 - Amazon for books for my Kindle for my next trip.

Saturday (12/10):

• $1.15 - protein smoothie at the gym, OOP = $0. On a gift card.
• $94.50 - haircuts for all four members of the family
• $3.79 - cookies at Safeway for our holiday party last night
• $109.45 - ski shop, for new ski boots for my oldest. I'll be consigning the pair that's too small, so I'll hopefully get $20 or so back.
• $565 - swimming lessons for 3 months for two kids.

Sunday (12/11):

• $4.04 - McDonald's. Bribe for my youngest child. We stood in line for 40 minutes (outside, in 35 degree weather) to see Santa yesterday. When we were 2 people from the front of the line, Santa took a one hour lunch break. I was not about to wait another hour, so I bribed my child with a Happy Meal. Best money I spent all week.
• $1.15 - Protein smoothie at the gym. OOP = $0. On a gift card.
• $12.50 - childcare at the gym. OOP = $0. On a gift card.
• $85 - pizza for our holiday party. This was intentionally more than we needed, as we sent home pizza for a meal for our friends.

Total spent for the week = $1419.07

Good:
-Two no spend days
-Only went grocery shopping once! :-) Quite an improvement for us.

Bad:
-I was overcharged for a cleaning service at our vacation house. I'm irritated, because I do our own laundry to save $15 (it's nearly impossible to get the house cleaned & ready to go while the kids are running around & we pack/load the car/ensure all lights are off, etc) so every other time we go, I have the bathrooms deep cleaned, etc. I'll get the money back in January, but it pushed my budget over.
-$565 for swimming lessons for two kids. It's for 3 months, and the instruction is amazing, but it's crazy expensive. I'm looking into cheaper options for my older son, who's ready for a more advanced program anyway.
-I opted to do take out for our holiday party this weekend. I could have prepared the food, but M was out skiing with our oldest child, & I was looking for convenience, rather than frugality.

Ugly:
-While I did need a few clothing items that were on my list (a new pair of jeans + a new sweater) & I can maybe count the new dress I bought (apparently I own only summer dresses, & we have an unexpected weekend trip where I'll need a dress), some of the other items were totally frivolous & just because I liked them. This time of year is *very* difficult for me with clothing shopping. The deals are great, I'm already at the mall for various gifts, & I try hard not to spend too much on clothing the rest of the year. I really didn't want to post this, but I figured it was best to confess. :-)

How did you do with your spending last week? Are you ever tempted to buy things for yourself at the holidays? :-)

Weekly Spending Wrap Up (11/28-12/4/11)

Hope you all had a great weekend. Here's a recap of our weekly spending. I wrapped up all of my Christmas shopping, finished our holiday cards, & bought stamps. Yay!

I'm also not sure how I want to calculate the gift cards I purchased. Basically, our gym offers a one time a year offer - buy $500 in gift cards, get $100 free. Our gym has several restaurants, child care for our occasional date nights or when my husband is traveling, and also a salon/spa where I get pedicures, etc. The deal was fantastic, so I got two $500 gift cards. However, I'd prefer to track these per use, vs all at once. I'm trying to plan ahead & predict how much we spend, in total, for the year & buy that many gift cards. How do you track gift cards?

• Monday (11/28)
• $319.40 - Alaska Airlines. I bought a spur of the moment ticket to Las Vegas. :-) I'll be joining M there in a couple of weeks (he already had plans to attend an event) & my parents wanted to watch the kids. Win/win!
• $51.29 - Costco for groceries
• $9.71 - Chevron. Car wash.
• Tuesday (11/29) - no spend day
• Wednesday (11/30) - went shopping with a girlfriend to finish up Christmas. So spendy!
• $16.41 - Costco, to get our Christmas cards printed
• $36.37 - Nordstrom cafe. Took a friend to dinner for her birthday
• $56.94 - Christmas gift (M's stocking)
• $82.13 - Christmas gift (M's stocking)
• $2.19 - Victoria's Secret. Used a $10 coupon & bought two lip glosses.
• $13.49 - Gymboree. Couple of shirts for the kids. Unnecessary, because I ended up finding two shirts in their closets (I need 2 more in each size to take to the beach house) & might return these.
• Thursday (12/1)
• $4.09 - Christmas gift (M's stocking). Finally done!
• $9.49 - Rite Aid for OTC medicine, recommended by my foot doctor.
• $40.44 - Christmas gifts for the kids (for another family member). Will be getting reimbursed.
• $3.47 - Bath & Body Works for bubble bath.
• Friday (12/2)
• $1.15 - Protein smoothie at the gym
• $500 - gift cards at the gym.
• Saturday (12/3)
• $1975 - Refinance of our vacation house. We're moving to a 15 year loan with a better rate. Signing the papers this afternoon!
• $132.82 - Costco for groceries.
• $10.5 - stamps for Christmas cards
• $33.25 - stamps for the house. We buy these once/year, and they tend to last for 12ish months.
• $11.57 - Fred Meyer for groceries
• Sunday (12/4)
• $15.92 - back to Fred Meyer for groceries. Can you tell I wasn't very organized this week?
• $51.98 - Fred Meyer for a gift (M's mother lives out of the country, and we send her an OTC eye drop that she can't buy where she lives)
• $76.75 - new shoes for my youngest child
• $135.32 - a new top, sweater, and a dress for me. The dress will definitely be going back. Top is still TBD.
• $500 - in gift cards at the gym.

Good:
-I'm attempting to get our grocery spending more organized, and save us time by shopping once/week. However, I'm finding the inventory management side of this to be very challenging. I'm typically okay with recipe ingredients, but M & I cover different meals. He does the kids breakfasts + a bowl of fruit for each of them as an evening snack. I make adult breakfasts + pack lunches + plan dinners. We are always making assumptions about who's using which ingredients, and then we run out. :-) Solving this is one of my top goals for the week ahead. I'm tired of shopping multiple times/week!
-I'm finally done with all of the Christmas shopping! And, I stuck to my budget. First year ever! Basically, I assigned $710 to specific gifts, but used a budget of $1000, knowing that I would forget things or go over in certain categories. And, I came in at $969.93, so just under! I've actually spent more than that, as I buy gifts for other people (per their request) to give to the kids, but I'll be getting reimbursed. Yeah!!

Bad:
-I'm super excited about my unplanned trip to Las Vegas - our opportunities to getaway without the kids are pretty rare, so I don't pass up a chance to do it. However, this wasn't in the budget for December, which is already an expensive month.
-The money for the refinance was allocated, but still painful to part with.

Ugly:
-Too much shopping for myself. This is something I've struggled with before. I'm already in the mall to do Christmas shopping, and the temptation is too much. Sales are great, I'm going to Las Vegas in a few weeks, & find it so easy to say "oh, this new top would look fabulous for the trip", etc, etc.

Total spend for the week = $4089.18! Holy smokes.
Questions for you: how do you efficiently plan what you'll need at the grocery store? How often do you shop? How do you predict what you'll run out of, and when? What went well for you this week? Challenges? 

Weekly Spending (11/21-11/27) & big bonus news

It was an expensive week! Here's what we spent. N had his dental surgery on Tuesday, and I had to pick up a few soft foods for him. It was also Black Friday, so I picked up a few things that we needed that were a great price.

• Monday - No spend day
• Tuesday
• Costco - $124.80 on groceries
• $1.67 on a box of popsicles (recommended by the dentist to help N feel when the numbing agent wore off)
• $13.92 - Panera for lunch out with N. He was a complete trooper during his surgery, so we went out for a soft lunch (aka macaroni & cheese/yogurt)
• $16.41 - I bought myself a new sweater at Loft.
• $22.43 - bribery gift for N for his awesome behavior during the surgery. He didn't even cry!
• $162.50 - dentist
• Wednesday:
• $60 - lunch with M
• $8 - tip for free car wash/vacuum
• $100 - we purchased a $100 gift card to one of our favorite restaurants, as they were having a promotion where you received an extra $25. We met for drinks & used some of the $100 on Wednesday, but will keep the rest for another occasion.
• Thursday:
• $15 on various snacks for the kids. I packed lunches & snacks, but during various potty stops on the way to Thanksgiving, we bought things. Our Thanksgiving meal is at 2:00, which is a hard time for kids. It's way past lunch, so we had to feed them ahead of time, and the adults don't do dinner - one big meal. I'll have to remember to pack the kids several extra things next time.
• Friday:
• $180.71 - clothes for the kids for the vacation house. They now have pajamas, pants, gloves, hats, etc. We should be all set for the next year or so.
• $25 - gift certificate for Bath & Body Works. (I get gas rebates on gift cards & we need soap & candles for the house).
• $100 - Christmas gift
• $5 - Starbucks for breakfast.
• $61.72 - groceries
• $39.99 - shearling boots for me (Costco). Not sure if I'm keeping them or not.
• $192.45 - Costco household items. This includes: Sonicare toothbrushes for me/N, a headset splitter for the car for the kids, trash bags, & light bulbs.
• $9.99 - Christmas wrapping paper at Costco.
• Saturday:
• $34.93 - gas
• Sunday:
• $1.15 - protein smoothie at the gym
• $24 - used the childcare at the gym to get in a workout.

Total spent for the week = $1074.87.

And, in big, huge, amazing news - M just found out that he is receiving a huge bonus this year! Last year, due to a bunch of reorganizations at work, he lost out on his commission for the year, which is typically 65% or so of his salary. While we budget based on our his base salary + mine, he's received his bonus every year he's worked, so it was a very unpleasant surprise. We spend the bonus on extras, fun stuff, house projects, traveling, etc, so we trimmed to a much more basic budget when that happened.

Anyway, M received an $80,000 after tax bonus this week, so to say we're excited would be a colossal understatement. We're not sure where all of it's going, but here's the tentative plan

• $35,000 - M's 401K loan payoff. Paying this off means our only debt will once again be our mortgages, which will make me very happy.
• $5,000 - family trip to Hawaii over spring break
• $5,000 - boys college fund
• $35,000 - savings for new car. We know we'll be replacing a car soon, as M's is over 10 years old, so we want to be prepared.

How would you spend $80,000? Any input for us?

Weekly Spending - (11/14-11/20)

Pretty average week, with the exception of the childcare I used at the gym on Saturday/Sunday. It's expensive & a treat, so I only splurge when I'm on my own with the kids for more than three days. Sometimes a girl just needs a quick sanity check. :-)

I'll have a more detailed financial update in the next day or so (good news!), so for now, I'll just break it down by the day. I ate out more than normal last week (bad), used a coupon for a free massage (best freebie ever!), & spent even more money stocking our liquor cabinet, despite being over budget. I have no self-control, because we're going to the beach house again on Thursday night & want the fixings for cosmopolitans. I do feel a little guilty for going so wildly over the liquor budget.

• Monday:
• $149.04 - Costco (all groceries)
• $57.07 - Gas
• Tuesday
• $25 - Hair cut for M
• $44 - oil change for M's car
• Wednesday
• $1.15 protein smoothie at the gym
• Thursday
• $9.40 - lunch/cookie at work
• $62.90 - cointreau & tequila at the liquor store.
• Friday
• No spend day
• Saturday
• $19.25 at Trader Joes. Picked up some easy appetizers for our vacation next week, plus a few trail mixes for car trips.
• $35.11 at Toys R Us (on a gift card). Gifts for homeless kids via a charity at my work.
• $42.25 at Fred Meyer. Groceries - about $22 was for the beverages we're supplying for my son's Harvest party on Monday. The rest went for our contributions to Thanksgiving dinner at a relative's house.
• $4.59 at Fred Meyer for Pokemon cards. My grandmother sends each of the boys $2 to spend, & $10 to save once a month. They pooled their $2 and shared a pack of Pokemon cards.
• $14 - I booked an hour worth of child care at the gym, so I could eke out a quick workout. I normally don't do this, but with M out of town, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed & needed a bit of a break. Best money I spent all weekend!
• $46 - dinner at the gym. Should have skipped this & went home, but I was worn out after the workout.
• Sunday
• $11.62 - box of protein powder.
• $25 - tip for free massage
• $35 - childcare during massage/workout.

Total spend for the week = $581.38

Weekly Spending Wrap Up

Here's how the week went. We're on vacation at the beach this week (left Wednesday night, back on Saturday night). Our vacation house is in Oregon (a sales tax free state), so we buy a lot of household items, kids clothes, wine, etc when we can find it & it's in the budget. Sales tax where we live is close to 10%, so it's a substantial savings.

And, I think I finished up 95% of my Christmas shopping! My sister will be getting a gift (from the two of us) for my grandmother's husband & I still need to find a few stocking items for the hardest person to shop for - M. :-) I'll also be getting reimbursed for several (most of) the gifts I bought this weekend. Between my mom & sister, I'll be getting $293 back, which isn't taken into account below.

I ran a ton of errands today, & you can definitely tell by my numbers. :-) I went super far over my liquor budget for the month (originally $60), but found my favorite nicer wine for 40% off on a whim when I walked into Safeway (Kroger) today. Score. I'll rejigger the budget a bit to accommodate. I also had zero budgeted for the boys clothes this month, but discovered they've outgrown all of their underwear & socks that I keep at our vacation house. I do my absolute best not to drag a bunch of clothes back & forth to make it easy to pack/unpack, so I replaced those. I still need to get them some additional pants (in a bigger size) to store at our vacation house, but may look for those on Black Friday if I choose to venture out for an hour or so. Kids clothes are sometimes a huge score on Black Friday.

• Monday - No spend day
• Tuesday:
• $101.37 - Costco for groceries
• Wednesday - No spend day
• Thursday -
• $3.50 for two carousel rides
• $4.99 for one stocking stuffer my husband discovered at the local toy store
• $9.99 at Fred Meyer for Pokemon cards for the kids (little splurge since they were so good during our drive.) A bribe. :-)
• $.81 at Fred Meyer for groceries (radishes & an onion)
• $40.95 at Costco for groceries
• $39.98 on rain boots for the kids. Their old boots were too small/ripped out of the back.
• $46.97 on a few household items (olive oil mister, replacement kitchen utensils, etc)
• $65.94 on wine. This was more than I was budgeting ($40 for the month), but M reminded me that the stock this wine infrequently and we don't want to run out for the holidays. ;-)
• Friday:
• $2.92 - Fred Meyer for groceries (I underestimated our tomato usage, & we were out of lime juice. A critical cosmopolitan component. :-))
• $118 for Christmas gifts. (Digital picture frames for the Grandmothers). My sister will reimburse me for 1/2.
• Saturday
• No spend day
• Sunday
• $2.52 on a couple of groceries at Safeway due to a last-minute change in dinner plans (a potato, a fruit roll to keep my errand-accompanying child happy, and a pomegranate because I've been craving them!)
• $82.73 on wine at Safeway.
• $3.48 on a few groceries at Fred Meyer (frozen mini waffles for a quick breakfast when M is out of town next weekend, and asparagus)
• $30.54 at Fred Meyer for new underwear/socks for the kids.
• $31 at Fred Meyer for a birthday gift for my nephew
• $23.38 at Fred Meyer for a couple of stocking presents for my nephews
• $283.64 at Toys R Us to finish up some Christmas shopping.

Summary of the spending:
Groceries = $152.05. On track.
Kids (clothes, entertainment, etc) = $84.01. Over. Clothing purchases were unexpected.
Liquor = $148.67. Over. Way over. Need to find the money in another category.
Gifts = $31. Under on this, and should be done with gift purchases (this is non-Christmas)
Christmas = $430.51. I need to recalculate based on how much I spent towards my own budget vs buying for others (i.e. getting gifts for my mom/sister to give to my kids - they reimburse me).
House = $46.97. Over by a few dollars.

Did you track your spending this week? How did you do? Any surprises?

Weekly Spending Update

Here's what I spent during the week. My mom, sister & I spent all day Saturday together, stayed overnight in a hotel, ate lunch, dinner, & breakfast out, as well as went shopping during the day. Although the weekend was expensive, I stayed within my planned budget! It was my mom's birthday. I was super excited to see that our parking was free, which I hadn't expected. Yeah!

• Monday
• $19.05 - Trader Joe's (groceries)
• $7.43 - Fred Meyer (groceries)
• $52.68 - Gas
• ++$45 for a Craig's List sale.
• Tuesday
• No spend day!
• Wednesday
• $47.18 - Costco (groceries)
• $227.25 - Costco (Christmas gifts)
• $43.68 - Costco (Christmas gifts)
• $52.24 - Dining out. Took a friend to dinner since I'll miss her baby shower.
• Thursday
• $1.15 - protein smoothie at the gym
• $35.60 - Costco (Christmas gift)
• $26.78 - Amazon (Christmas gift)
• $123.75 - Car registration/tab renewal
• $14.75 - new air filter for the car
• $57.99 - spark plugs for the car
• $16.24 - Ebay (Christmas gift)
• Friday
• ++$6,862 - stock options from work. I typically only get these in September, but my vesting delayed during my maternity leave so this is my last round of October vesting.
• Coffees (Me + M) at the local coffee shop this am. On a gift card.
• $15.89 - Costco (meatballs - forgotten in the earlier Costco stop this week)
• Saturday
• $25.54 - Bath & Body Works. Stocked up on hand soap, and also got a freebie body wash that will be included in a Christmas gift
• $105.34 - Ruths Chris (lunch). Will be split with my sister
• $4.37 - Hallmark. Birthday card for my grandmother
• $54.74 - Aerosoles. Comfortable brown flats. I have a broken bone in my foot & own basically all heels, which are unwearable at the moment. My budget for clothing this month was $50, so I was so close. :-)
• $143.74 - Dinner. Will be split with my sister.
• $20.43 - After dinner drinks. Will be split with my sister
• $24 - M & the kids went out to dinner.
• $5 - Sephora. Lipstick brush. On a gift card.
• Sunday
• $17 - coffee/breakfast this morning. Will be split with my sister.
• $7.10 - Fred Meyer for a few groceries (lime juice + a bunch of clearanced ZBars that the kids eat before swimming practice)
• $20 - Fred Meyer for socks for me. Officially now over my clothing budget. By socks. Drat. So boring, but essential.
• $15.66 - Fred Meyer for a new pizza pan. This was less than I budgeted.
• $2.19 - Fred Meyer for balloons for my youngest son, who was shopping with me. Total impulse purchase.
• $16 - Fred Meyer for a Christmas gift.

Total spend for the week = $1152.77
Total spend for the week (after my reimbursement from my sister) = $1052.77
Total for the week (after I add in my stock vest) = +++$5809.23

How did you do with your weekly spending?

Spendy week

I knew this week was coming, but I'm still shivering at all of the expenses happening within such a short time period. . .

This weekend was our anniversary, so we enjoyed a mini-getaway and an overnight stay at a lodge near our house while my parents watched the kids. It was fabulous to have an evening away and we made the most of our time - shopping, lunch out, massages, and a great dinner. The good news is that we finished our evening at a casino & ended up winning $700, which was the cost of the lodge/dinner/massage/breakfast at the hotel. Such luck. :-) And, I have M to thank - he plays craps, and has far better luck than I ever seem to have.

I did manage to eke out three No Spend Days, but even that wasn't enough to offset the spending.

Here goes:

• Monday
• $1.16 spent on a protein smoothie at the gym after my workout. Yum.
• Tuesday
• No spend day
• Wednesday
• $25 gift card for a friend going through chemotherapy.
• $17.29 for groceries
• $49.62 for gas
• $459.78 for a hotel stay in December. My sister and I are going with our four kids, so I'll be getting reimbursed for 1/2. We go three times/year to celebrate kids birthdays. It's at a waterpark, and everyone has an amazing time, but it's spendy! This comes out of our vacation budget, so not a regular budget line item.
• Thursday
• $473 for soccer lessons for the kids. This is for 3+ months for two kids, and of course, this time I had to pay the yearly "membership" fee at the club. Yikes.
• $119 for a hotel stay in November. This is a birthday gift for my mom. My sister & I are having a girls weekend with her.
• $66.65 for a pedicure. M & I are going away for our anniversary (just an overnight) on Saturday, and I have to have cute toes! I've tried the cheaper salons & always get ingrown toenails, so I'd rather go less frequently and get it done right.
• $96.65 at the liquor store. We were out of a few things, but shouldn't need to go back for a few months.
• $61.26 - Costco for produce, eggs, milk and a few snacks to have on hand while my parents are in town for the weekend.
• Friday
• No spend day.
• Saturday
• $167.21 on shopping at the outlets on our anniversary trip. This was all stuff for the kids, including a new jacket for one child, 4 pairs of pajamas, a fleece, 2 pair of shorts for $1 for my nephews, and 12 shirts. Most of these are for the next size up and will be stored.
• $45 on lunch out. I think. Lost my receipt.
• $689.59 on our anniversary getaway/overnight. This includes: two hot stone massages, drinks & an appetizer, dinner + a bottle of wine, breakfast, and the room itself.
• +$700 in the casino
• Sunday
• No spend day.

Total spent for the week (not including standard bills - I only include variable expenses in my write up. Not sure if that's the best way to look at it, but anyway. .. )

GRAND TOTAL SPENT: $1571.21. Hold me.