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What I spent money on so far in September

September 5th, 2012 at 05:42 pm

$30 school supplies for boy
$37.10 Safeway (saved $13 through coupons)
$55.85 electricity bill
$3.00 shell account

Annual insurance for motorcycle, plus license tabs taken care of. Also Signature Visa card thankfully paid five days before the due date. I learned that if I do not use the return envelope Bank of America sends me, my payment can be delayed, even though I print the correct address in a highly readable typeface at 11 point or larger size on a properly stamped #10 envelope.

Now only $703.56 left on the credit union VISA, and $61 on the Signature Visa, and $120.83 on Target RedCard. Apparently my husband uses our credit union for PayPal on occasion, and as PayPal monitors credit card usage, its algorithm-controlled PC decided that the spate of charges for our vacation expenses was reason enough to suspend my husband's account. He should have used the Signature Visa, I agree, as we use that once every two years. So don't go on vacation on the credit card you have linked to PayPal, because OMG! Gas Fillup! Fraud!

Payment for boy's teeth extraction went through. I have about $210 remaining until Friday.

Giving us $40 a month coffee budget. This includes beans we buy for personal use, as well as replenishment of coffee card, and tips. That is for two people. I would like to cut down a bit, so I can afford a Virtual Private Network that can give me a Canadian IP address.

Learning (or rather re-learning) statistics. Scores for end-of-year statewide student testing released, but individual scores not. I have told boy that if he scores outside one standard deviation for both reading and math, he can have dinner at his favourite pizza place.

2 Responses to “What I spent money on so far in September”

  1. snafu Says:
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    Have you considered paying CC or any bills using the on-line system used by your bank or CU? It is very convenient to pay any amount, any date, any time, change figures up to the last day of release securely. A reference number confirms your transaction. It's smart to allow one business day for posting by creditors credits are applied differently, perhaps off shore.

  2. Paulette Says:
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    @snafu I pay close to half of my bills via the online method. I thought maybe I needed a Bank of America chequing account to get access to my Signature Visa account, but I truthfully did not investigate the possibility of paying through my credit union's online bill-paying feature. Thanks for the suggestion.

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