February was an unusually low-spend month for me, which was a surprise, because it did include a $500 gift I made to my son, who is now unemployed. (Thanks, Amazon!) Anyway, here goes. I spent $849 on housing, which will be my new normal, as assessments fees in my building went up by more than $50 a month. Ugh. I spent $567 on gifts. The $67 includes valentine gifts to my grandchildren (and isn't chocolate expensive now?) and some random handouts to pandhandlers. Utilities were...
When I walked into the office this morning, our office manager told me that she put in her notice to retire. Her last day of work will be the 27...
My heating oil tank is about one-quarter full. I had planned to see if I could squeak through March with what's left, but that might be a stretch. Giv...
My car was not totaled out. Repairs were $2,465. I was to be reimbursed that amount minus a $500 deductible, but I'm still awaiting my total reimburse...
TSP $1,607,123 IRA $474,973 Brokerage $15,966 Investment Sub-total $2,096,062 House Equity $146,000 Savings $5,101 February 2026 $2,247,163 Jan...
Grayman fashion
how you fall down the insurance rabbit hole
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