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Free Dinner

March 2nd, 2020 at 12:29 pm

Went out to dinner last night with the kids, grandkids, and my ex and his wife. I was treated, so it was no cost to me. I ordered a plate of barbecued chicken and brought home two untouched pieces, as well as some cole slaw. It will make a great lunch today.

Early voting starts today in Illinois, and I will probably get that done today or tomorrow. It will be good to take a peek at how the new machines are working in real time. I'm curious about the setup, too, because at training it looked like we will no longer use the collapsible private booths. It looks like the expectation is that most people will use the touchscreen and not fill out a paper ballot. I want to see if that's how it will really play out.

When I did my February recap yesterday, I forgot to report on my variables. I spent 72% of the available funds. But that doesn't count items over $200 and there were several of those, unfortunately. So it's kind of meaningless.

I hope Wall Street starts to recover today, but it doesn't affect me too much except for the ripple effect. Most of my retirement funds are invested in bonds and only about 10% is in the stock market. Still, I am watching it with interest.

Only nine days to go and I still have more than $300 available to spend if I must. I'm going to try to make it as little as possible.

3 Responses to “Free Dinner”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    I'd like to see the markets recover too. Best stock market rise in my lifetime these last couple years. Hopefully, the virus will die down as weather improves and the businesses can get back to work.

  2. My English Castle Says:
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    I wonder about the touch screens--especially if folks are worried about virus transmission. Sounds like a nice lunch!

  3. CB in the City Says:
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    Yes, I wondered about the touchscreens, too, in light of the virus. No one has really talked about it. I think maybe we should have a bit bottle of hand sanitizer on hand.

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