So, this is my last day blogging my spending. It's crazy to me that's it's been a year since I started. In September 2008 I was $11,500 in credit card debt, and as of today I am credit-card-debt free and actually have $2,000 in a savings account earning interest! (Thank you, ING.) I admit that it will be somewhat freeing to not have to log in every day to record every penny spent, but I will also miss the accountability and knowing that some of my nearest and dearest are checking in on me frequently. I am happy to report that since I have started saving, I am much more spending-conscious overall, and so I am not that worried about not tracking everything any more, as my inclinations seem to move me more and more towards saving every day.
I was hoping that today would be a zero dollar day, just for symbolic purposes, but as my NYT charge came through this morning, and I am one day away from my monthly smarttrip benefits being added to my Metro card but had to get into work today anyways, it was not to be. Oh well. All in all I'd say this whole adventure was still a resounding success!
$4 - Metro card
$17.52 - John Frieda hair products and apricot face scrub (I saved $7 with coupons!)
$9.71 - lunch and diet Coke from SoHo
$34.80 - groceries, some to supplement my farm share and back porch veggies to make Tomato Pie (delicious!) and pesto potato salad
Total = $77.28
