March Spending 2009

3/1/09 $13.64 panini at North End Cafe
3/1/09 $10 gas/parking money for our LA trip to Eliza
3/2/09 $5.99 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/2/09 $3.99 soup at Fresh & Easy
3/2/09 $35.25. groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/3/09 $5.97 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/6/09 $19 lunch at Sushiya ($12.50 + tip)
3/6/09 $5 loan to Brent that won’t get back probably
3/7/09 $23 donation to Eliza’s Kona 1/2 Marathon for Crohns & Colitis
3/10/09 $21.97 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/12/09 $6.05 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/13/09 $15 lunch at Sushiya
3/13/09$21.54 Adidas shorts at Big 5 Sporting Goods
3/13/09 $7.25 toblerone, baking soda, peroxide at Target
3/14/09 $20 donation for Eliza’s Crohns & Colitis party
3/14/09 $2 unleaded gas at Arco am/pm
3/16/09 $12.40 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/19/09 $5.17 groceries at Fresh & Easy (10.42-5.25 Alan snackpack)
3/19/09 $8.01 more groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/20/09 $12 lunch at Spices Bay Thai Kitchen with Brent, Alan, Zuzana, Chris
3/23/09 $8.34 groceries at Ranch 99

Business trip to Carson ($64 x 2 + ($64 x 3/4) x 2 = $224 per diem)
3/23/09 $8.20 breakfast and lunch supplies at Ralph’s for next few days of business  trip
3/24/09 $8.14 large beef bowl combo at Yoshinoya Restaurant
3/24/09 $4.95 large beef bowl at Yoshinoya Restaurant
3/25/09 $7.57 lunch with Siamak and Adrian at SK Hawaii B.B.Q.
3/25/09 $24.18 dinner with Brent, Siamak and Adrian at Cheesecake Factory
3/26/09 $2 tip for Brent and my room
3/26/09 $8.11 lunch with Brent, Siamak and Adrian at SK Hawaii B.B.Q.

3/27/09 $15.50 groceries at Fresh & Easy
3/28/09 $10 beer money for Andy & Molly’s B-day
3/28/09 $15 round for Andy, Eliza and I

Business trip to Redondo Beach ($64 x 2 + ($64 x 3/4) x 2 = $224 per diem)
3/30/09 $7.57 lunch at SK Hawaiian BBQ
3/30/09 $9.98 split a 7 inch cheesecake with Zuzana at the Cheesecake factory
3/31/09 $1 two bagels at Albertson’s
3/31/09 $8.11 lunch at Pho place
3/31/09 $9.27 6 empanadas and a drink at El Gaucho Meat Market
4/1/09 $15.82 dinner with Zuzana at the Cheesecake Factory
4/2/09 $7.09 lunch at China Express

Total Normal Spending: $302.07

Total Business Spending: $121.99
Total Per Diem Gains: $448
Net Gain from Trips: $326.01

Total Normal Spending less trip gain = -$23.94

Verdict: Epic Win

I spent negative money last month after factoring in the gains from 2 weeks of travel per diem!

~ by willpower23 on March 30, 2009.