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I spend a buttload of money this weekend.
I bought my roomie a new cell phone, since hers was dieing, and she's out of work. I consider this fair, at the very least, since she paid our cell phone bill all by herself last year (instead of just her half). Way more than the cost of a new phone. We also hit a geek store and bought a lot of consumables and books at outrageous sale prices (O'Reilly classics for $4 and $5, O'Reilly pocket guides for $2!) Got a couple spare cell phone headsets for $6 each (regularly $20).
Two weeks ago I got new tires and brakes on her car. Since she went out and bought most of the groceries (especially eggs, milk and meat) last year, especially near the end, I figured it was a good way to start repaying that too.
We also restocked some of our canned goods that we'd eaten down over the last year and a half. Having a nice stock of food in reserve meant that we didn't starve even when no one in the house had any money to spend on groceries.
I have begun paying down a few of my bills. The people that get paid first are the people who worked with me, and treated me like a person, not a deadbeat. I'm looking into how to deal with the rest, since they want 100% *only* and I still haven't got it.
I'm also looking at contributing to all of those nice non-profits that have been protecting my rights as best they can in this climate. Probably not until next month, though. I need to put more bills to rest. I am figuring that if I am still here at this job in July, I will get myself a new laptop (less than $1,000) for my birthday.
Still, it feels good to be able to help others again.
I bought my roomie a new cell phone, since hers was dieing, and she's out of work. I consider this fair, at the very least, since she paid our cell phone bill all by herself last year (instead of just her half). Way more than the cost of a new phone. We also hit a geek store and bought a lot of consumables and books at outrageous sale prices (O'Reilly classics for $4 and $5, O'Reilly pocket guides for $2!) Got a couple spare cell phone headsets for $6 each (regularly $20).
Two weeks ago I got new tires and brakes on her car. Since she went out and bought most of the groceries (especially eggs, milk and meat) last year, especially near the end, I figured it was a good way to start repaying that too.
We also restocked some of our canned goods that we'd eaten down over the last year and a half. Having a nice stock of food in reserve meant that we didn't starve even when no one in the house had any money to spend on groceries.
I have begun paying down a few of my bills. The people that get paid first are the people who worked with me, and treated me like a person, not a deadbeat. I'm looking into how to deal with the rest, since they want 100% *only* and I still haven't got it.
I'm also looking at contributing to all of those nice non-profits that have been protecting my rights as best they can in this climate. Probably not until next month, though. I need to put more bills to rest. I am figuring that if I am still here at this job in July, I will get myself a new laptop (less than $1,000) for my birthday.
Still, it feels good to be able to help others again.
