The most painful thing this weekend - I spent $72 on gas. OUCH! Granted I was on fumes, but still. This will no doubt push me overbudget on gas in February, as I assume only $50 to fill.

I went to cardpool and ordered some discounted gift cards: CVS (4% off), Kmart (8%), PetSmart (10.2%) and Pier 1 (17%). In the case of CVS, I scoped out their sale ad, figured out how much I would spend there this week, then bought the card. The cards usually come within 3 days, which still leaves me time later in the week to pick up what I need.

I went to the post office yesterday to mail the ebay package. I underestimated the shipping cost (still learning) and will end up only making about $2 on the item. For a minute I thought, "wow, not really even worth my time", but then I figured that I was out and about anyway, and every little bit helps. Drip drip drip.

I've earned enough swagbux for another $5 Amazon gift card, so I'm going to cash that out today. I hit gold, qualifying for a number of surveys. It's so hit or miss...

I also found $.01, raising my total this year to a whopping $.04.

We had a good weekend. Friday night I made a great meal of shrimp and asparagus over pasta. As good as anything we could've gotten out at a restaurant. Yesterday we went to dinner at a friend's house. We bought a bottle of wine we already had on hand and a very belated Christmas gift - $26.49.

We're going to a Superbowl party at a friend's house tonight. I have little interest in the game (we're Cowboys fans, and all of our friends are Giants fans, so we're going to be getting heckled all night). Plus I hate doing anything on Sunday night - that's my relax and get ready for the week time. But it will be fun nonetheless. We have beer on hand that we're bringing with us, and I'll make some dessert this afternoon, so no money spent.

So all in all, a good weekend, staying on track and doing well.