Day 1: didn’t spend anything
Day 2: spent $10.60 for some stuff for cabbage/lentil stew...now I have to figure out what to do with half a cabbage...hmm. Trekked a few kilometres in a snow storm for the groceries and to the library to take out some audiobooks and a DVD, canceled Netflix. Will spend a few thousand on insurance :(
Roasted cabbage is easy and an awesome side dish. I cut it in 1/2" thick "steaks" add some fat, salt and pepper and roast until it has nice brown bits. Or you can cut in wedges and wrap in tinfoil and it will get nice and soft/sweet.
I've found this is a very good psychological trick to play on ourselves, and was one factor in option to get our car last year on loan instead of paying cash- we used the cash to invest, and having the car payment on the budget makes the cashflow look a lot tighter.
I play tricks on myself like that too - if I push a lot of money out of my checking account, then I feel poor until payday, even though 95% of purchases are made on a credit card, so my checking account balance on any given day is irrelevant.
Yesterday - Spend $26 on groceries, most of which was bacon and kombucha. I usually make kombucha, but quit for winter because it doesn't ferment properly in the cold. I recently realized that it stays toasty warm under the sink in one of the bathrooms, so I'm going to start a batch and see how it does in there.
Today I called and canceled an online purchase I made that was backordered.
I'm headed out now to return a pair of boots that didn't fit, and a jacket that I thought might fit the bill for my needed blazer, but isn't quite right. Not sure if I have to pay FedEx for return shipping on the boots, but if so, using my AmEx that has a $5 off of $10 FedEx offer.
Called and upgraded shipping on my horse's meds to avoid having to go buy extras from the vet.
Made a knockoff of Tessamae's lemon/garlic salad dressing.
In my culinary adventures this morning I totally scorched coconut milk in our small sauce pan. It was so bad that I really wanted to just throw out the pan, but I scraped it out and am soaking it in vinegar, and it looks like it won't be ruined.