Tonight I have to pick up some dish washing soap + Drano, so $8 from Duane Read.

Then it’s an early night because I’m taking a 5:30AM bus (muh) to Vermont this weekend! Those Greyhound tickets are already paid for, but the hostel I’m staying in will still need to be handled ($60 / not sure if that included tax). I’m going to…

I’m at the point of a “5 months in” point of a budget where you’re starting to see significant traction, but you’re also starting to I T C H for your old bad habits — the freedom to swipe a credit card without thinking about it! Anyway, that’s what I’m blaming for going over my estimate.

Economic debate is completely idiotic, and that’s a serious problem

For the sake of argument, let’s say that you’re the leader of the Labour party, and you’re a bit of a leftie. Perish the thought. You’ve got an idea for a platform for the next general election that you think…

Refilling myMetroCard is probably unavoidable this snowy day ($10). I’m hanging with Cutest Man tonight, possibly making baked goods ($20 maybe? Seems unlikely that he’ll own flour) and definitely watching … something? I don’t know, that’s yet to be decided.

My Gcal isn’t loading on my new OS for some reason, so I’ll be doing this mostly from memory, but:

Tonight my friends are back in the States for a jaunt after a year and a half in Hong Kong, and we’re returning to the old South Slope haunt for beer / shot combos and paninis, followed by the inevitable regrettable bodega…

Friday estimate on The Medium. I anticipate a lot of clicking in my future. This is probably my final estimate of the year as I’ll be leaving town (and solid internet access) on Thursday morning. Merry Christmas and a safe and wonderful new year to our little financially minded crew. *Internet hugs for all!*

One thing I’ve always wondered about the check-in — do midday purchases on Friday count? Anyway, I caught ramen with my coworker on Friday ($15.50), but I was hungry beforehand and grabbed a snack from the cafeteria ($3).

I stayed in Friday night to nearly miss my 5:30am bus to Vermont. 7 hours spent in a Greyhound bus and…