Day Thirteen

(NOTE: I will do a seperate post for PORTLAND)

Spent this day preparing for my upcoming vacation. Paid some bills online to make sure they were done before I left. Decided to only pay the minimum on my Target bill instead of the usual $25 flat auto pay I have set up in order to conserve cash for the week. WOO--$15 saved for the month. HA. Sent off my BOA credit bill and was also going to only pay the minimum ($15), but instead sent off the $40 I have been sending. It has no interest for one year so I am trying to get it all paid off (or pretty damn close) before then. My Mom should start paying on it at some point (it's actually HER debt in MY name . . . how nice) but I am just taking care of it until then, and probably will continue sending in payments regardless. Cleaning up my credit is waaay too important to me.

Had another doctor appointment in the am for my leg. Thank God for $10 copay!!!

Went to lunch in South DSM with Kendra. This is a monthly thing we do--meet in the middle. However, since I am moving to DSM this week it would make no sense to meet for lunch anymore (I'd drive to Indianola to work, then DSM for lunch and back, then BACK to DSM) so this is our last lunch before we switch to . . . HAPPY HOURS!!! Had some yummy Thai food!!!

Went and bought a few grocery items after work, and finally bought a reusable HyVee bag. I usually only buy 1-2 bags worth of groceries at HyVee b/c they are generally more expensive, but there are certain items I HAVE to get there. Also bought some stamps while I was there (ONE STOP SHOPPING). Also stopped by my bank's ATM (NO FEES) and took out $60 cash to use on my trip.

After I got home, I realized I forgot a few needed items for the trip. So, I had to go back a little later and buy them. Then I went to bed EARLY.

Total Expenses: $570.33 ($408.67 = car payment, $10 target bill, $10 copay, $10.95 lunch, $60 ATM, $40 BOA Bill, $21 grocery, $10.01 forgotten stuff for trip)