Happy Friday guys! I’m starting something new today, and whether we continue it down the road depends on how you participate ;) I’m going to ask you 5 questions and your mission is to answer them as truthfully as you can. Deal? Let’s go!
J. Money’s Five for Friday:
- What was the last thing you bought?
- How much did it cost?
- How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!)
- How much will you spend this Easter Weekend?
- How many pairs of underpants do you own?
- *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take?
Here, I’ll go first:
- Beer. Particularly: Three 6 packs and a bottle of wine. Oh, and a super-sized slim jim :)
- $40.80
- $9,276.12 (down from $10k, booooo…)
- Hmm…. going to two Easter dinners, so we’ll be traveling around a few states all weekend long. Probably $50 in gas, $10 in a bottle of wine, and maybe $20 in Easter gifts for the mother (so, $80 total?). Its us kids’ job to fill a HUGE Easter basket full of love and goodies for our mom, cuz she did it for us over 20+ years :) In fact, she still makes us baskets! haha… and you know what else? We still do Easter egg hunts! haha…. we say it’s for the little ones, but honestly we love it just as much…. I’m gonna stop talking now.
- Dang it… now I gotta go upstairs and check (who made up these questions?). Okay, it seems I’ve got about 20 pairs of boxers in my drawers, plus the ones in the laundry and the one I’m wearing. So, maybe 25? I like to be prepared.
- *EXTRA CREDIT: Always the back!!! All the cool people know that!
Okay, your turn. Answer them below in the comments, or post ’em up on your own blog if you’re a PF blogger yourself. But you must post the video or you’re disqualified ;) Readyy? Seeeettt? Answer!
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Haha I love this idea!
1. Chicken, wine, tomatoes, bananas, cheese, coconut water, Gu at Whole Paycheck
2. $29.36
3. $3838.32
4. $9 on a movie ticket today, about $8 at REI, and that should be it!
5. I have four pairs. I’m a minimalist. And I do lots of laundry :)
6. I’m the driver, yo!
First time commenter, long time reader –
What was the last thing you bought? FINALLY gave in and got a surround sound system last night. Been hunting for one that met all my criteria for over a year now!
Onkyo TX SR508 (http://goo.gl/HITOO)
Onkyo SKS-HT540 (http://goo.gl/ItjoY)
How much did it cost? $420
How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!) $12,000
How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? None, still playing to Portal 2 and loving it!
How many pairs of underpants do you own? 23 (guesstimate)
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? SHOTGUN! More space, better AC, and all my FRANS are crowded in the backseat!
1. Pillows and baskets at Marshalls
2. It was $54 and change
3. $1,655.93 (I’m focusing on other savings goals right now)
4. Hopefully not much. Heading into DC for some Orchid exhibit at the natural history museum. Then my Mum and I are going to try to find an inexpensive place for brunch/lunch.
5. No joke, at least 50 (probably more)… But I probably only wear about 15 of them regularly….
6. I prefer to drive. Especially in the traffic in this area. If someone else is driving, I usually get car sick!
1. What was the last thing you bought? 3 Bras, haha!
2. How much did it cost? $41.00
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? $2,015
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? About $100-$150 (groceries & household goods shopping)
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? Um, probably about 15-20
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Driver’s! I get motion sick, ’nuff said!
1. a full tank of gas
2. over $60.00
3. $33,000 (but my child needs at least 8 dental implants in 3 years, so this money will be spent then, my next goal is $40,000) We have known about the dental issue for 8 years and have made a point to save so we could afford the work when the time came.
4. now through Monday as we have company… $300; two dinners out, we will pay, and friends over for dinner on Easter
5. nor counting, at least 20
6. On a plane, window toward the front; On a bus, aisle in the middle, in a car, front passenger
I tend to over answer, I like essay questions!!! And it was hard to admit my savings, I am almost embarrassed by it.
1. Coffee
2. $1.22
3. $4015
4. Car and motorcycle inspections, son’s wisdom teeth surgery today, groceries, gas, tithing to church….. about $475 if we’re lucky.
5. 16
6. In a theater: aisle near the back. Church: front. Classroom: nearest the person in the back.
This is fun :)
1. A dress at TJ Maxx 2 days ago
2. $20
3. $10,000
4. I won’t spend anything on Easter, but I’m traveling home so maybe $20 in gas, and then I have to go grocery shopping so another $100.
5. I have no idea- I would guess, 25?
6. I like the front, I start to feel a little yucky in the back! Aisle seat on a plane.
rainbowfish- you should be proud, not embarrassed!
1. Dinner and Drinks @ Maloneys
2. $14.85 was the bill and I gave her a $20
3. $1375
4. Probably about $50 between gas and groceries
5. At least 20
6. I am a window kinda gal – in a car, preferably the front seat :)
First… I can’t believe you posted that song. I’m embarrassed for you.
1. A Jimmy John’s sandwich
2. About $6
3. Only around $200 . . . I’m terrible at keeping an emergency fund. But working on it!
4. Well… I’m meeting my family in Springfeild so that’ll be about $80 (or more) in gas. BOO! Then counting dinner on Sunday, movie, lunch, and maybe shopping & sightseeing on Monday…. that’s probably going to end up being around at least $60 (we tend to not go to fancy places to eat). I’m budgeting for $100 though just in case.
5. Drivers seat in my car, middle for the movie theatre, then probably front-ish in church.
1. A biscuit and coke on the way to work.
2. $3.78
3. About $4,500
4. I’ll say $100. I know I’ll need a tank of gas. My mom and I are going to get some last-minute things for my wedding, and she’ll be buying most of it, but I’m sure about $50 will disappear on wedding stuff.
5. Probably about 25 or so. How many of them have holes? Probably about 20.
6. I always liked to sit in the back in class. Not because I didn’t care or wanted to sleep…I just liked to be able to observe all of my classmates.
6b. I like this idea!
1.) Half a tank of gas
2.) $20.00
3.) $70.01
4.) Hopefully nothing because I have bills/rent due next week.
5.) Um, I don’t know. 20?
*EXTRA CREDIT: I’ll take the passenger seat because there I can take naps. Rebecca Black can take the seat in the trunk. Just sayin’.
1. A GIGANTIC bag of popcorn at my son’s high school baseball game. This was the biggest bag of popcorn I have ever seen…it a was a bargain….because I only paid
2. 50 cents.
3. In excess of $140,000. (Don’t hate me; it was an inheritance.)
4. Around $50.
5. 18
6. Driver’s ( I sort of like to be in charge!!)
Fun!!!!
1. A shitload of work clothes from a few different stores. (http://www.okdani.com/2011/04/did-i-say-may-1.html)
2 $1100.00 (that sounds worse than it is)
3 $5000 in the fund
4. $0. Heading my parents and the inlaws. I’ll end up making money by stockpiling free food!
5. Oh my God, are you spying on me? We were just talking about how I have far too many undies. I haven’t counted, I’ll say 50.
6. I’ll take the drivers seat thankyouverymuch.
1. What was the last thing you bought? Groceries for a dinner shindig last night
2. How much did it cost? Less than $20!
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? $12.5K HOLLA!
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? My wife and I will spend minimally as we have a couple of meals out but we’re going to family’s for Easter brunch.
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? At least 12!
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? I would take the front… I get car sick.
1. Breakfast
2. $3.49
3. 1184.50
4. 45
5. <20
6. Front, so I can see everything
1. 5 guys burgers. Yum!
2. $12 (we got two, and with bacon)
3. $2500, down from $11,000. We decided to go insane/gazelle on really attack our debt so we spent a lot of it paying down a student loan. Finally after pussyfooting around for a while we are doing the Dave Ramsey plan, just with $2500 instead of $1000 because of self employment.
4. $0. Not going home for Easter (or Passover which my family is celebrating on Saturday)
5. unknown – too many. Estimate 50.
6. The rear facing third row seat, so you can look at the drivers behind you and see how many wave back.
1.Dinner
2.$36.21 family of 5
3.$9000
4.Not sure. My wife is going to get Easter basket stuff for the kids. so around $30-40.
5. 15 or so.
6.driving or shootgun.
1. A chocolate bar, a notebook for my book reviews, 2 mechanical pencils and a dozen cookies for break time snack at work.
2. $5.46. Thank you Dollarama!
3. $7200.
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? Around $120 but my spending has nothing to do with Easter. I am selling my window air conditioner and buying a used portable air conditioner.
5. 15-20ish.
6. I admit it, I hate sharing my seat on the bus!
BTW this version is better!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/taylor-hicks-singing-friday-jimmy-174232
1. What was the last thing you bought?
Decaf coffee and blueberry oatmeal at Caribou Coffee
2. How much did it cost?
$5 ($4.40 for the food and $0.60 for BofA’s “Keep the Change)
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!)
$430.76 :(
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend?
On top of the wedding gifts and outfit I purchased already, probably about $95 for gas and food.
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own?
Between 10 and 10,000 pairs :>
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take?
If it’s a roller coaster, the front seat; if it’s a water ride, the back row; if it’s a plane ride to sunny South Florida (or any where else for that matter), I’ll take a window seat.
1.Taco Bell (Bad Idea!)
2 $5.48
3. $65.03
4.Probably around $40. Connecting with friends a couple of times, otherwise pretty cheap when I spend the time with family
5. ~40
6.Driver’s Seat! Be in control!
1. Two tickets to a movie, The Elephant in the Room, for my husband and I.
2. $14
3. About $15,000 – high for us but we’re pregnant and piling up cash, just in case…
4. Maybe $10 or less on gas?
5. 15
6. The one next to my husband!
1.What was the last thing you bought? Face wash cloths (yeeeep, I’m girly lol)
2.How much did it cost? – Just under $6
3.How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!) – About $24K between 2 accounts, plus another $8K in investments that can be liquidated w/ no fees if necessary.
4.How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? – $50 at most between food for brunch and candy
5.How many pairs of underpants do you own? – Uhhh, more than I need probably…more than I can wear in a month, unless I’m wearing multiple pairs on a few occassions.
6.*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? – Definitely the back!
1. A sandwich and curly fries at Jack in the Box (quick lunch while out surveying for work)
2. About $5
3. $9743.89 (jumped up $4317 after we finally got our tax refunds!)
4. Maybe $5 to get coffee as a bribe to get myself out of the apartment to study for a big scary test coming up next week.
5. Enough to get me through a week or two
6. 2nd row off to the side (in a classroom), 1st row (in a rollercoaster), aisle near the front/door (in a bus/train/plane)
1. What was the last thing you bought? Twix Candy Bar
2. How much did it cost? .50 at the work snack room
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!) $10,000
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? $175 getting my hair colored, gas to go home to my parents and one more nephew Easter gift
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? too many 25
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Depends on vehicle. Van I cannot do the back seat or an unfortunate thing will occur.
What was the last thing you bought? Lunch at Costco
How much did it cost? $6
How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? more than you! ooooh.
How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? Nothing extra just because its Easter. I got the kids some baskets, maybe $10-15 there and we will paint eggs. That’s it
How many pairs of underpants do you own? who knows!
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Drivers… please.
1. “admission” to Holy Thursday mass
2. $5 went into the collection basket
3. $8000 LESS than we just had…paid off our car
4. Maybe $100? Last-minute groceries + gas
5. too many…
extra credit: shotgun if my husband’s driving, or next to the baby if she’s fussy
1. Gas for the Commander
2. $68…..thats nuts!
3. $3000
4. I have enough gas in my car so none there…..buy a few frozen pizzas for tonights game of Pictionary, $5 in change divided into twelve plastic easter eggs for the adults to hunt at my grandparents on Sunday, and some money in the collection at church….so probably $50.
5. Couldn’t begin to count them all
*EXTRA CREDIT- Driver seat….since I’m the only one old enough to drive :)
Love it!
1. Let’s see…my last purchase: *sigh* a pack of cigarettes
2. Wait for it……….. $8.15. Because Washington, DC is awesome that way – being on the expensive side, and all.
3. I do have an Emergency Fund. Unfortunately it only has a few dollars at the moment. I have been funnelling small sums of money to it each paycheck, but my #1 priority right now is cutting down debt. I know, I know, my Emergency Fund is just as important as reducing debt, but it just has not happened yet.
4. I will spend nothing this Easter Weekend as I have plenty of time to do AFTER-Easter shopping for the children (my fiance’s 2 children, and my 2 nieces) I will (thankfully) see AFTER-Easter. Plus, we spent nothing on the Easter egg and craft-making with my fiance’s 2 kids last weekend!
5. No idea? Most likely 20-30 pairs
*Extra Credit* I like the fourth seat from the front, by the window. If you’ve ever ridden in a Coach bus (Grey Hound, etc.) you’ll know why!
1. A rediculously giant soda known on campus as a “den pop.”
2. $0.75
3. $615
4. Not really sure. Depends if I buy stuff for gardening or not. I’d estimate my total spending for the weekend at less than $10 with no gardening or about $60 if gardening is involved.
5. I have enough to get through several weeks without doing laundry.
extra Credit: Short flight…window to maximize sleeping. Long flight…isle so I can get up and stretch my legs. Car…I always get stuck in the middle, but I prefer to drive or be in the front.
What was the last thing you bought? Diet dr pepper
How much did it cost? 65 cents (what happened to 50 cent cans??)
How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? :( We are saving for a house, but planning on one soon!
How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? probably just $15 for food
How many pairs of underpants do you own? I’d say 30
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? I like the front!
1. Some loose teas from ESP Emporium because I needed tea and had a coupon.
2. $12.75, but should have been $32.75.
3. $400 – just had to pull a bunch of money out for an expensive car repair to my beloved Mini Cooper.
4. Going to the farmer’s market tomorrow, finishing my masters thesis, and making a ham on Saturday night.
5. About 15-20.
6. Depends on the mode of transportation. :-)
1. Gasoline!
2. $45 and change
3. 12000$
4. Everyone is coming to my place and since my fiance and I fished for the food and cooking it on the grill only thing left for me is beer so 15$. The rest of the family are being each a piece of food.
5. 9.. Just enough in case I forget laundry
6. I drive so left front? ..
1. Sweet Tea, and A steak salad at Teds Grill (and it was Yummy)
2. $21.00 bones (with tip) CURSE you city tax of Alexanderia
3. Ohhh noooo Fund 30K+
4. Easter Weekend, I’ll take the GF out for dinner tonight 60bucks, Hockey playoffs Saturday (case of beer) 12bucks, Sunday House projects 50 bucks…
5. I have enough drawers(boxers) to keep me me fresh and clean :-) I’d guess-ta-mate about 25 or so.
Extra Credit: I’d have to say the Back Seat as well, I always liked being a back seat driver. and all the cools kids sit in the back of the bus.
1. Kool-aid
2. $1
3. about $70 (just starting out)
4. we are going out to dinner so about $70
5. I would say between 20-30
6. front and center!
1) A big set of Duplo blocks for my son. Because every kid should have Legos.
2) $15. Marked down from $30.
3) $26,123.08. And I’m quite proud of that fact.
4) $0. I’ve got a full tank of gas and I already purchased what I needed to bring for the potluck. Plus, I bought all the stuff for my son’s Easter basket last year on clearance after Easter, so I just need to toss in the chocolate bunny and we’re good to go.
5) Too many to count. I’ve been pregnant for 18 of the last 32 months and as a result I’ve got like 4 different sizes of everything in my wardrobe right now. Including underwear. Just another reason I’ll be glad to take a break from the baby-making when our little one makes his appearance into the world in a couple weeks.
6) Shotgun! By far, my favorite!
Whee! My turn!
What was the last thing you bought?
I just bought lunch. Yummy black bean chicken salad.
How much did it cost?
$9.05
How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!)
10K in a big “Official Doomsday” EF. 7K in a smaller “crap, my car needs WHAT fixed now?” EF.
How much will you spend this Easter Weekend?
Going to visit my folks. Including a swing by a pawn shop to pawn some gold jewelry. Whoo, more money for the EF!
How many pairs of underpants do you own?
LOL . . . uh, over 40. I like to have a lot!
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take?
Back seat, baby!!!!
1. Filled up the gas tank
2. $38.37
3. $10,053.55, and that (plus future interest) is where it’ll stay until I get student loans paid off and the 401(k) contributions ramped up.
4. I’m traveling (by car) for various family & friend activities, so I’ll pay for gas, food on the road, probably lunch out with the friends, and that should be about it.
5. 20? I’ve never counted before…
EC: In the car? Definitely driver’s seat (I have a bad habit as a backseat driver!)
I like how now all the answers for “last thing I bought” is food, haha… started out with shopping stuff in the morning (from day before) and interesting to see how it changes as the hours progress :) This is fun to watch so far though, keep ’em coming!!
@Meredith – FOUR pairs? OMG I’d go crazy with that amount of laundrey runs… I don’t know how you do it!
@rainbowfish – $33k? That is AMAZE-BALLS! (as said like Gweneth Paltrow (GLee anyone?))
@Karen – Ouch. Be sure to have a video camera ready for your kid’s antics once he’s medicated up! ;)
@Emily – Don’t hate! Rebecca Black is the next best thing!!!! (lies, lies….)
@Jennifer – Haha… about 20% of my boxers has holes too, but they’re just so damn comfy!
@Kadye – I like the “.01” haha…. interest?
@dee dee – How can we hate on that? You are SAVING it instead of blowing it!!! (Or did you already blow a few hundred thous? Haha… then it’ll be time to hate ;))
@Dani @ Ok, Dani – WOW. You did get a LOT of stuff, but still – wow. Never dropped that much in one sitting ever. And I bet your 50 pairs of underroos cost about $1k too ;) haha…
@Leslie – Hey, gotta do whatever makes you FEEL good! I’m usually a “more in savings” than “less in debt” kinda guy, but I’ve also never had much debt before other than Mortgage so not sure how I’d feel about it then. Rock it out!
@Slackerjo – They still sell pencils? ;) AND Heck yeah that’s a better version of Black’s song!!! hahaa.. omg they crack me up. Nice find.
@Sandy X – I like that “keep the change” stuff, GREAT idea.
@Katie – Congrats on the little one growing in your belly!!! $15k is so GOOD!
@Stephanie – Face wash cloths? haha… you know what else you can buy for $6? A beer ;)
@Jen – Do it!!!! Get out and treat yourself :)
@Jessica @ Adventures in Life, Love, Health (Currently on Hiatus) – WHAT?? OMG I’m so glad I don’t smoke. I’m here in the DC area too and I’d be dead. (From the cost of them, not smoking… well, i guess that too? *downer alert* *downer alert*)
@Jennifer Lissette – Holy moly, yeah $27k is excellent – good work! :)
@Laura in ATL – Nice! TWO Emergency Funds, I like it!
1. Gelato for a friend and myself.
2. $7.40 (two scoops each).
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? $5,000
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? Whatever the cost of flowers for my mom is and a chocolate bunny for my brother…
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? More pairs then you do J$
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Middle seat in the back – the joys of being the bitesize one.
1. What was the last thing you bought? dinner out last night
2. How much did it cost? $9.25
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? approx $1900
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? approx $10-$15
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? that I wear ~ abt 15…that sit in my drawer ~ abt 30
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? the one that takes you down the road less traveled
1. What was the last thing you bought? Tickets for hubs and me to see Scream 4, reminded me of high school
2. How much did it cost? $16.50
3. How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? $18K
4. How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? Gas for car, so an arm and a leg
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? Probably 20
*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Car- one with a good seatbelt and airbags, Theater- middle, Plane- near exit row, Classroom- 2nd row
1. Ironically, new underpants :-) I think I had an invasion by the underpants gnomes this month.
2. Less than $25-ish
3. About $8K, but soon to be less thanx to a problem with my paycheck. But that’s what its for, right?
4. $10 for a train ticket to Easter dinner (and I’ve already got what I need to bake for it), and if its nice tomorrow maybe $20 on new plants.
5. More than I did when I left the house this morning, hooray!
6. Back seat, is naptime :-D
1) A birthday gift for my cousin’s husband
2) About $15 (I used a 25% off coupon)
3) We had to use it, so now we’re rebuilding it… only $285 so far :S
4) Under $10 for ingredients to make something I’m bringing to a family dinner
5) I don’t know. At least a couple weeks’ worth
6) Whatever’s open. I prefer something close to an aisle and potentially an exit, depending on the situation.
1. A neck pillow – those U-shape kind for travelling.
2. $14.99
3. $3168.06
4. Around $40.00 – I’m going out tonight to celebrate my friend’s birthday.
5. No idea — 20 maybe?? I think I can go about 3 weeks without doing laundry before I run out – haha.
6. This video is hilarious! Front seat definitely so I can control the radio and change this ridiculous song!
1. Tex-Mex lunch for two.
2. $25.96 (including $5 tip)
3. $3,652.72 (only been working on it for 14 months)
4. The same as a typical weekend… about $90
5. 12
*EXTRA CREDIT: The one next to the cool guy with the ‘hawk
1. Chai latte and yogurt on my way to work this morning
2. $7.55
3. ~$8
4. Meh I already did grocery shopping for the seder I’m hosting tonight but there will probably be a last minute run for a couple extra items. Maybe $20 tops?
5. Way too much. Twenty pairs?
6. Hm definitely the back seat because it’s where the party is. Yeah!
Oop my bad it’s not $8, it’s $8k
1. A new headlight bulb for my minivan
2. ~$11
3. ~$4000
4. Probably ~$50? I haven’t figured out what I’m doing this weekend yet, so it’s hard to predict.
5. Not enough– maybe this weekend can be underwear shopping! So much fun ;p
6. Back seat, duh!
This is fun!!
1. Frozen yogurt! Om noms!
2. A whopping $3.22 (toppings are my weakness)
3. $1900 (working my way up to 5K)
4. My dad’s coming to town tomorrow, and it’s his birthday so I’ll probably treat him to something ($40), plus I’m paying for a retreat in May ($106), I’m also treating another friend to an acai bowl for her birthday ($13) and I need to go grocery shopping so probably another $40. Total = $201. OUCH.
5. How many pairs of underpants do you own? Oh geez. 21+?
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? front seat…duh
Happy aloha Friday J$
1) Groceries (my life is so glamorous).
2) $64.50 I went to Safeway to buy 99¢ pineapples and BOGO strawberries and found a coupon on the ground for $10 off my next $50 purchase so I ended up restocking the pantry with sale items. Savings of $46.34.
3) $14k including the super emergency fund, normally the “future car fund.”
4) At least $100. Oil change, church donation & Easter dinner.
5) I’m guessing 30+ because I can, theoretically, go a month without doing laundry.
6) First class with a free upgrade; the only way to fly. ;-)
1. A cup of coffee
2. $3.46
3. $11,703.76 (still have some debt, but we’re moving to a city 2500 miles away in May, want to be sure we can cover any unexpected expenses)
4. $0.00 (i’m at a school for my job and all expenses food, lodging are covered, no need to spend any money)
5. 10-12
6. *EXTRA CREDIT: Driver’s seat, always! I absolutely can not stand being a passenger.
This is fun!
1. Full tank of gas and some lottery tickets
2. $ 40.00 for the tank of gas, and $ 10.00 for the lottery tickets
3. About $60,000. We are saving up for a down payment on a new house.
4. Maybe $60? We are going out to brunch and will have some wine with our food.
5. At least 25
6. My hubbie loves to drive, so I am always in the seat next to him!
http://southcountygirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/j-moneys-5-for-friday.html
I re-posted it on my blog, but here are my answers:
1 Lets see, the last thing I bought was one of the Canvas picture for my mom for mother’s day. The 8×10 was free and all I paid was for shipping.
2 $14.95 for shipping
3 Emergency Fund: $8,982.67 Goal: $11,000.00
4 Easter spending… Nada. Just normal groceries since we are budgeting for the
wedding and have decided to forgo the bunny’s and baskets this year.
5 oh man… Tons… and I’m getting 7 more for my birthday
6 Second to back row, far side… Your not getting called on and not marked as the Goof off who’s sleeping in the back, but its still easy to slip out and stay unnoticed.
1. Taco Salad which I am currently regretting
2. $9
3. $2800
4. $0
5. At least 15
6. Driver’s seat
1. A salmon dinner at a new resturant. I never go out, and it was great!
2. Salmon and the drinks and the app… about 50 dollars
3. about 900 dollars
4. Hopefully no more than 50 dollars because I will go out for drinks today, and visit the family on easter
5. 74 pairs. Plus whats in the laundry… All in fun colors. I could go 2 months without doing laundry..
*The drivers seat.
HA! I just realized I totally messed up the numbers and skipped #5.
Answer: Too many. I could probably last for a REALLY long time.
hahah
1 & 2 victoria’s secret bathing suit for $46.77 (after $20 off)
3 $420.38
4 $0 for easter; ~$75 for weekly groceries, yoga and clothes shopping
5 good gravy! uh let’s just say i only have to do laundry every two months…
bonus on the left
1. Roundtrip airline tickets for DH and I to go to Europe this summer. SO excited.:)
2. About $2500. Yeah, not cheap. We ordered tickets into one city and leaving from another two weeks later that should work great for our itinerary,though.
3. $21,500 (includes general efund and efund for cars. We have a house downpayment fund too that could be used for emergencies if needed..)
4. Probably around $30 for gas and $70 for groceries.
5. Front passenger seat in the car, window seat in airplanes.
1.Technically, a Bud Light. Generally speaking, dinner and drinks for three.
2.The Bud was $5. The total dinner/drinks package ran me around 120
3.About $9,500.
4.Studying for my Accounting Final and dinner with family
5. Ooh this lady is definitely going to be discreet and just say lots.
6. This depends on how many people are coming along. If its just one other person, the passenger. If a lot, I usually sit in the back because I’m most likely the shortest one and don’t need as much leg room.
1. Groceries for the week this AM
2. $28.85
3. $50K (I am self-employed)
4. Nothing
5. Good god, I have no idea. Lots. Probably 20? But I’m a gal. There are the basic ones; the hiking/cool-wick ones; the sexy ones; the “no underwear line” shorts-type ones. Lots.
6. Huh? I like window seats in airplanes.
1. New roof for house and detatched garage. 40yr shingles with ice and watershield under most of it, so even with our winters we don’t plan to do this again in our lifetime.
2. ~$18,375, but all cash. Ouch.
3. $1000 (we never let our account drop below this). We also life on ~55% of our take home so unless we both lose our jobs simultaneously we can get by without changes on my husband’s income, and with minor alterations and cutting on mine. He was laid off 4 yrs ago and I was laid off (with months of notice) this past December. With his big severance package he didn’t bother applying for unemployement – he wouldn’t have qualified for a year. I applied and after using up the waiting period and time equivalent to my vacation payout I only received one payment before starting my new job. When you live way below your means you can easily take an emergency in stride. You have excess money every week that can cover anything you absolutely couldn’t predict. If there is no emergency that week, it goes into the retirement accounts or we make an extra payment on the mortgage. Next week, rinse and repeat.
4. $10 for a potted flowering plant for the relative hosting Easter dinner. It’s a pot luck affair and we’re providing two veggies, but we would have made dinner at home otherwise so I’m not counting that as spending.
5. What? I’m going to say 10, but only 5 I actually like to wear. The rest are only for times when the laundry is behind schedule.
6. In cars I prefer to drive, on a three person sofa I want an arm to lean on. The middle seat sucks. I hate sitting at the head of the table – I feel the need to make a speech or something. Round tables are the best – no hierarchy in the seating arrangement.
1. I rented a movie from Amazon.
2. $2.99 I don’t watch (thus don’t pay for) TV. Heck of a lot cheaper to pay for only the screen time I’m actually going to use. My entertainment spending is about $10-12 per month.
3. About $5K
4. $2.99 :)
5. About 20. It’s important to have an “emergency fund” of undies!
6. I’m usually alone, so it’s best if I take the driver’s seat. In a classroom, meeting, movie, etc., I always take the back row so I can see everything that goes on.
1. Groceries — and I’m not typing out the full list!
2. $36.70 — plus the $20 cash I got back so I could give Princess Penelope her allowance!
3. $8653.89 — and yes, I could just about wipe out my debt with that cash, but as a single parent, I feel the need to have some in reserve. Besides, I think I NEED to get in the habit of being more frugal and the arduous task of paying this all off is hopefully developing the better habits.
4. Approximately $100
5. A drawerful!
6. I prefer to drive — other people drive like crap! ha!
These are so fun to read, guys!! So glad you liked it :)
@Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager – Man, ice cream is getting expensive these days!
@Kathy – Haha… for a second there I thought you said you are WEARING 15 pairs of underwear right now ;) THAT would be something!
@Kandace {Making It Bright} – Awesome!!! I can’t wait to watch it myself.
@Chrysilla – Ahahahahha… that is too funny :)
@Debra – Ah, that sucks – sorry you had to dip int it :( Good job for jumping back in and starting to fill it back up!! :)
@Miss Molls – You never saw it before? Haha… it became a HUGE hit overnight for obvious reasons ;) millions and millions of views, crazy…
@Christopher J – Rock on, brotha!
@Misha – Haha… minor difference ;)
@Jess (of the formerly blue hair) – I used to HAVE blue hair! Is that what yours is in reference to, also? We were both blue-haired twins? :)
@Sarah – “Om noms” haha… I always like hearing/seeing that for some reason. Makes eating more fun ;)
@Kitchen Penguin – Aloha my friend :) Hope your weekend went down swimmingly!
@Brian – No doubt brotha, always prefer having more cash on me than less debt too – feels better :)
@Jenicka – Yeah lottery tickets!!! You win? (and hell yeah E. Fund – wow)
@SouthCountyGirl – Woo! The first blogger to post about it – you win!!!! hahah…
@Erik – Haha… yeah I fall for that a lot myself. (taco salad)
@Cat – WOW that’s a lot!!!! haha… you’re like a boy scout, always prepared ;)
@michelle – Hahaa… good find ;)
@Jenn – Coool!!! Gonna be so fun!!!
@Investing Newbie – Good taste in beer – that’s always my “go to” drink if nothing sexier is around :)
@Diane – Yeah, us guys pretty much have only two types: boxers & tighty whities. haha…
@JMK – WOAH!!! You most certainly win the prize for the most spent last! Jeeesh, haha… didn’t see that one coming :) Glad it’s a 1-time thing though, and crazy awesome you spent in pure cash! Very very impressive.
@Morgan – haha, indeed. emergency fund of undies is always smart ;)
@Sass – I’m with you on that too – much prefer to have more cash in the bank than less debt. Feels much safer to me :)
I guess I’m a little late on this, but I thought I’d pipe in anyway.
1.What was the last thing you bought? a birthday card
2.How much did it cost? $2.78
3.How much do you have in your Emergency Fund right now? (2 points off if you don’t have one!) $6k (goal is $10k)
4.How much will you spend this Easter Weekend? $0
5.How many pairs of underpants do you own? about 10?
6.*EXTRA CREDIT: What seat should you take? Shotgun!
1. Two tacos and an odwalla
2. $12.50, damn airport prices!
3. Ugh, around $500 and its really just a savings account. Still trying to get out of the red, check out my horrible blunders and slow rise to victory at budgetssuck(dot)com
4. I spent about a dollar on jelly beans and eggs at toys r us to give to people, yay cheap stuff!
5. Upper 20s maybe 30s
6. Aisle seat. I fly a lot and have long legs
@J$ – But it’s the best gellato in PDX! SOOOO worth it! Chile Chocolate and Saffron, you can’t go wrong!
@Steph – Hey, never too late! We’ll do another one soon too :)
@fifi – haha… had a lot of jelly beans too this weekend, for free tho ;)
@Jenna, Adaptu Community Manager – I bet!!! Airport stuff is crazy expensive… never been to PDX yet but hoping to one day :)
@J$ – You should definitely make a trip up to PDX! Totally worth it (even if you don’t get gelato!)