key:
no spend
budgeted spending
unnecessary/ non-budgeted spending
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$34 on groceries
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$14.45- furnace filter & bread
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We too are buried under snow, but I've been pricing out winter boots for the kidlets for next year. Probably won't buy them today, might tomorrow though...
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Haven't bought boots yet, watched the Super Bowl at my parents and brought homemade chili instead of buying something at the store.
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Went grocery shopping before our next big storm hits today- stuck to the list. $168.35- Costco, $56.65- Giant.
(but it's really
b/c we have an eating out budget, I just didn't want to use it yet) $23 ate out at McD b/c we were stuck in traffic for over an hour and it pushed back our schedule
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I'm putting this here preemptively b/c we're getting snow this afternoon & I don't anticipate going anywhere. Don't leave the house, don't spend $$$
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More snow here, won't be leaving the house again.
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$105.84- Mountain Rose Herbs
12. Left for a long weekend (4hr trip) at the ILs.
$9.18 2 Starbucks coffees for the trip, $5 at Dunkin Donuts 3/4 of the way through the trip for coffee for DH and donuts for the kids
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$20.89 DH bought groceries b/c he didn't like his mom's lunch options
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$14 at local bagel shop (we actually budgeted for this food trip, the bagels are SOOO good)
$197.98 at Target for new travel DVD player which we determined we needed but wasn't budgeted for, and other random cr@p
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$5 at Dunkin Donuts for the kids going home, $22.73 at Burger King for lunch (we left earlier than planned, we were supposed to eat lunch at MIL's but they we needed to beat a snow storm home),
$30 take out pizza for dinner.
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We went to Home Depot to pick up some things and we ended up picking up some extra stuff. Most of it was covered by our budget, but I think we overspent by about $40. We also got McD ($23) for dinner. I had a meal plan, but we got home too late to make dinner
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I broke our iron and it's a necessity for us. DH stopped on his way home and picked up a new one, along w/ some ice cream to cheer me up from a bad day, and a few other things. $35
23. DH has informed me that the iron he got last night sucks and he's stopping to get a new one again. This happened b/c he tried to take the cheap way out w/ the iron last night, even though I asked him not to. *sigh*
DH bought an iron that he didn't look in the box of, and he doesn't like it, so it will be returned. The cheap iron is working for the interim, although I have to get up earlier and help DH iron his clothes b/c the iron gives him fits
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$10 for my group Bible study materials
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$33 Five Guys for lunch, $122 at Target. DH returned the other iron, and we picked up a Rowenta iron at Target. It was on sale and I've heard nothing but GREAT reviews of them. Considering that it is something used daily in our house, I don't have a problem buying a quality iron (as long as I don't drop it again
) Also ended up picking up a piece of sports equipment DH has been looking for, 2 movies the kids have been asking for (they were $4.75/ a piece), and a few other miscellaneous things.
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Putting this here preemptively. I don't foresee spending any money b/c we're not going anywhere and are spending the day doing a major straightening up.
ktg's February 2010 goals: 
= unplanned emergency spending
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embarrassing amount on Valentine's goodies
no spend
