It was our anniversary yesterday. Twelve years: silk. So I point out to the hubby some WinterSilks aviator scarves: maybe I can wear one when I scoot in the winter. Me, I buy him silk pyjamas: he has never had them, and I find men very attractive in them.
We also ate out. With the kid.
Motorcycle insurance: $224.
2006-7 Children's Theatre subscription (boy likes musicals and stage presentations): $204
Annual Zoo membership renewal: $90
Gift for boy's playmate: $15
Cards: $10
Helmet Halo (so drivers can see me at night): $15
Replacement blinds for bedroom: $35
Flexcar charge: $138 (for $40 annual driver fee, and taxes)
I guess the nice thing is that I have the cash to pay for these, being semi-frugal.
Husband still has not filled in Dependent Care Spending Account Reimbursement Form. Maybe it's just me who thinks $930 would be great to have to pay down the scooter. I wish that weren't so. It would be so lovely to have a spouse that was equally as concerned about saving money as I am, if not more. Obviously I am not miserly when it comes to my son and husband.
My spouse has not had silk pyjamas before, and my son does seem to enjoy live musical theatre. I feel I should encourage my boy's tastes and talents, and three performances over seven months isn't exactly overkill.
These are new "extravagances" for me. I have been cutting back in groceries: no meat for over a month now. We take the kid to playgrounds and farms and the zoo for cheap entertainment, and occasional museum exhibits -- no big spending on XBox or Nintendo. He is too sophisticated for the "just give him a cardboard box" ploy: yesterday he wanted to play SCRABBLE.
Minor as this is, I did get a 10% discount on the Helmet Halo. It was going to be 5%, but I mentioned to the salesclerk that a certain coworker of his (and I named her) traditionally gives me 10%, which is true. I will keep going to this motorcycle parts and accessories place for the discounts and the promotions: Women's Brunch and Fair.
Few motorcycle shops cater to women the way this one does.
Not doing myself any financial favours this week
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August 16th, 2006 at 09:57 pm 1155765440
Sometimes you have to splurge. I have to work on planning for those "unexpected, unplanned" purchases. You were smart to pay it with cash tho.
Perhaps your husband isn't against getting the reimbursement, and just more opposed to doing the work to get it. I have similar issues with my DH.
August 16th, 2006 at 11:09 pm 1155769784
Paper gets so easily lost in our double-earner household. Literally, to be on top of bill payments, the statements have to be on top of our papers!
I do notice that it doesn't take expensive gifts to please me anymore. Yes, I liked the silk nightie Mother's Day present, but I also like the $25 lifetime LibraryThing membership, and I know I'll like the $15 aviator silk scarf. It doesn't take expensive gifts to please hubby either -- but I do like that I love someone enough to break out of my financial cowardice and treat them to a luxury now and then.