If I could just turn off the TV, perhaps this compulsion to spend money would subside. It’s the holidays, and even though I’m not really celebrating the holocaust of Xmas, I seem to be participating in the overconsumption of absolutely everything. Buy Buy Buy! I’m trying not to, but I’m not having much success this week. I’m determined to continue with this experiment of trying to only spend 20.00 a day, even if the end result is that I’m unable to do it.

Week Two:
Day 8-
Rollover dollars: 45.00
Daily allowance: 20.00
Total available for the day: 65.00

I’m feeling flush! I’ve managed to accumulate an overabunance of daily money. Might be time to go grocery shopping.
I was watching PBS, late last night and came across a woman named Peggy Cappy who teaches Yoga. She was so calm and focused, and real…. not all airy fairy that I went online and bought one of her DVD’s… cost: 15.00
Made a plan and went to the co-op. 140.00 later I had enough food stuff to fend off starvations for at least a week.
Looks like my entire experiment is going down the tubes.
I’m 90.00 in the red, but I have food for at least a week.
KK and Patty came over for food before we went to Columbia City Theatre to see Tamara’s cabaret show. I made prawn skewers that I already had in my freezer, and put them on top of a luscious arugula salad. It was an elegant and cost effective meal.
However it wasn’t possible for me to be in the theatre and not buy a round of drinks. I just didn’t have it in me to be a dead beat friend.
My ending total is minus 108.00

Day 9:
Roll over dollars: minus 108.00
Daily Allowance: 20.00
Total available for the day: minus 88.00.
It’s Shan and Marni’s annual Frosty party, followed by Lainey and Julia’s 20th anniversary party at the Rose. If all goes according to plan, I should manage to not spend any money today, even though it’s not like me to go to a party empty handed.

Ingrid is experiencing a terrible back, so I picked up some soup, smoked salmon, and bread and headed to her house with lunch in hand. Cost: 13.00
Lainey and Julia’s party was in the women’s bar, due to the generosity of my friends, I didn’t spend any money while I was there. I’m now at minus 101.00


Day 10:
Roll over dollars: minus 101.00
Daily Allowance 20.00
Total Available for the day: minus 81.00
I stayed home and worked on the Day of the Dead toilet seat design.
I spent no money, even though it was solstice. I now only seem to be successful if I don’t leave my house, and we all know that has a short shelf life.

Day 11:
Roll Over dollars: minus 81.00
Daily Allowance 20.00
Total Available for the day minus 61.00
This isn’t going very well, at all. I went to Hollywood Videdo and got some movies for Xmas. Cost: 25.00
I’m now at minus 86.00!!

Day 12:
Roll Over Dollars: minus 86.00
Daily Allowance: 20.00
Total Available for the Day minus 66.00

Bear wanted a ride to the liquor store because her grandson is getting married at her house on the 27th. I should have waited for her in the car because, before I knew it I’d shelled out 40.00 to start replenishing my trashed liquor cabinet.
Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
I’m now at minus 106.00.

Day 13:
Roll Over Dollars: minus 106.00
Daily Allowance 20.00
Total Available for the Day: minus 86.00
Well, I must have everything I could possibly need, I’m not going to Starbucks every day, and this mass celebration of capitalism is almost at an end. Tomorrow is Xmas, perhaps this lunacy will subside. I spent nothing today, leaving me with an ending total of minus 86.00.

Day 14:
Roll Over dollars minus 86.00
Daily Allowance 20.00
Total Available for the Day minus 66.00

It’s Christmas, and thank God everything is closed. Helen is coming over for eggs benedict and some movies, then we’re off to Christine’s house for boulliabase. It would be difficult to spend money today. Funny how even though I’m not doing Xmas I’ve been compelled to spend money. I think spending is in the air..
Ending total: minus 46.00.