Today was a busy day. I went to the gym, then went to DSW to use my $5 birthday coupon. I couldn't find anything for myself, but with an extra $2 I bought a pair of Smartwool socks for my son, which I'll probably give him for Christmas. Then I had lunch at Panera - $11. From there, I went to Kohl's and used another $5 birthday coupon to buy myself a watch. The watch was rather inexpensive, but I like it. With the coupon it was only $15. Next stop was the senior center, to pay my wheel tax (residential street parking fee). There were five people already in line, and the line was not moving, so I left. I have until September 30 to do this. Next stop was my eye doctor's office. I had received a birthday coupon for a free pair of sunglasses. I thought they would be really cheap, but they ordered me a pair costing $35 -- it was a good deal! They will come in the mail. Then I went over to Walgreens to pick up an 8 x 10 print of GS1's first-day-of-high-school photo. It was only .40, because I had $4 in credit at Walgreens! So all in all, it was a pretty successful spending day.
Before I left the house, I called TIAA, who holds my retirement funds, and arranged to have taxes withheld from my RMDs. Many thanks to Dido, who gave me excellent advice!
Until I get my disbursements, I don't know exactly what my new income is, so I have yet to adjust the variables spreadsheet.
I had a brief scare, thinking I had lost my phone. It had only fallen down beside the seat in the car, which I discovered when I got a chirping notification. I had never set a lock screen before, fearing that I would lock myself out, but today I changed that. It's just too risky not to do it.
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