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Eleven Days Into October

October 12th, 2024 at 12:10 am

I called the DMV yesterday just to make sure that nothing was lost in the mail. Nope. They haven't reviewed my medical form. YET! At least the person I talked to this time was polite, unlike the last time.

So I'm still making do without a license, and my budget continues to be affected. Although it some ways it is a good effect -- no car insurance, which is a biggie, and now with my ride-free card, getting around is pretty much free. But I'm limited on where I can go, and sometimes I'm just too tired to walk to the station, so I continue to be proactive on grocery-shopping, and sometimes I eat out because I'm just too far away from home at the moment.

Today I walked to the hair salon -- my new hair salon, because the shop I used to frequent has closed, and my former hairdresser has disappeared into the ether. The new place is more expensive -- my cut today cost $42, including tip. Which is still quite a bit more reasonable than most of the salons around here. I got my hair cut short for the first time in about ten years. I'm not sure I like it yet, but I am sure it's going to be a lot easier to manage. But the downside of a short cut is that trims tend to be needed more often. We'll see how it goes.

Afterwards I walked to Trader Joe's and bought some cheap retinol night serum ($10), and a few groceries ($10). So far groceries have cost me $108, and I'm only eleven days into the month. I have also spent $9 on a movie, $39 for a Magic Bullet and a combination lock from Amazon, $6 at McDonalds, $6 for gifts, $6 for household supplies, and the biggie, $354 for home insurance. My variables spending is at 44%.

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5 Responses to “Eleven Days Into October”

  1. jokeabee Says:
    October 12th, 2024 at 03:27 am 1728700040
    1728700040

    Have you priced out some of your grocery shopping on Amazon? Sometimes shelf stable things are on sale or a good enough price and it's delivered to you, which given your current situation might make it more reasonable? It's not something I had considered before, but we own a business now and sometimes it makes more sense to order diet coke or snapple from Amazon than go to the store.

  2. CB in the City Says:
    October 12th, 2024 at 09:41 pm 1728765699
    1728765699

    I have bought a few grocery items on Amazon. Overall, though, I think their prices are higher than what I can get at the store.

  3. Tabs Says:
    October 14th, 2024 at 03:01 am 1728871283
    1728871283

    I'm also having trouble with trying to get my license back from the DMV. It's almost two months now since I've heard anything from them. It's getting to a point where I need to go there in person and try to find out what is going on. Absolutely ridiculous.

  4. Jane Says:
    October 14th, 2024 at 08:02 pm 1728932555
    1728932555

    Walmart and many other stores offer grocery delivery for a pretty reasonable fee. Worth pricing out

  5. rob62521 Says:
    October 27th, 2024 at 08:27 pm 1730060828
    1730060828

    This is sad, to say the least, that the DMV is on slow mode.

    It's been a few days since you've posted, but have you considered placing one big order to a grocery store and paying the one time fee, then just getting simple things to fill in? Not sure if this would work, but making a suggestion.

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