Weekend Buys

$140 Clothing: Because I believe in buying quality over quantity and because I’ve been very, very good about clothing purchases over the last few months, I splurged at Nordstrom’s this weekend:

• Deep blue dress by Lush, $44
• Black t-shirt dress by Lush, $40
• White 3/4-length jacket, $30

$0 Entertainment: Didn’t spend a dime and still had one of the best weekends in a long time.

• Attended a free film festival Saturday night, put on by the very talented students in DePaul University’s theatre school, in Lincoln Park. Very late evening, but fun.
• Watched free streaming shows at www.surfthechannel.com. Have you seen this site? It takes some time to buffer, which is annoying, and there are Chinese subtitles. But it’s totally free.

$24 Gift: Wedding gift & Starbucks for my co-workers

• Target Brita water pitcher (cost split with my brother): $17
• Starbucks for my Saturday staff (we have a bug infestation; I felt bad for them and stopped by): $6.20

$28 Food: My brother paid me back for his portion of the wedding gift by covering meals out, but I’m counting the $17 as from my food budget, so I’m recording it here:

• Chicken pita at the Patio ($5)
• Ice cream at Andy’s frozen custard ($2)
• Saturday lunch at Maggiano’s ($11)
• I paid for lunch Sunday, $12, at the Patio again

Summary: I spent more than usual for a weekend, but I really enjoyed myself, and it’s all within my budget.

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