A day to stay home and get caught up - it was nice. I finally made that large payment to my student loans. Sigh. It was a little sad letting go of that chunk of money after all the work I did to earn it, but it will be worth it when the student loans are paid off. I also paid up a credit card ($500) for the month. I only have another $100 - $200 left on other cards, but I don't have to pay them for a few more weeks.
I think if I have time tomorrow, I will go sign up for the account at BOA. Another poster was kind enough to send me a referral, so that's free money for both of us! Then I can close my my existing account after all my current debits have cleared.
Today I got about 6 things crossed off my To Do list - some bills, e-mails, set up some appts. It is nice to be able to cross them off. I have a few things more to do that will save some money - order DH's meds through our mail order service (90 day supply instead of 30 - will save $5-10 a month) and list my Reader's Digest collection for sale. I have several hundred, from 1918 to present - not sure of the best method for this. Right now I am leaning toward listing lots of 10-12 (for each year) on E-bay. There are a lot listed - some selling for $.50 to $1 for individual issues or $5-10 for a lot. I also could list them locally for sale to avoid the shipping hassle, but I doubt there's much of a market around here. I listed two books on Half.com today, but since there are already some of the same listed, I am not expecting great things.
I played cards with my aunt tonight, so I got another free night of entertainment.
Today's expenses: $3700 student loan payment, $500 cc payment (I am not counting this in my total expenses as I count the purchases as I make them), $55.50 on Entertainment books (discounted) for Christmas gifts
No income

November expenses: $5403.51
November income: $5259.71
Saved money today by: eating at home, free evening entertainment, picked up some free items from a Freecycler