Day 25 - $223

$200

1 used leather couch
1 used leather chair
1 Wilco ticket
1 month laundry/cable

Garage/Estate Sales, Elmhurst IL
$23

1 baby spider plant
1 baby snake plant
1 baby red leafed plant
Blowin' Away LP by Joan Baez
From Every State LP by Joan Baez

Day 24

Fruitful Yield, Elmhurst IL
$12.01

1 L Dr. Bronner's castile liquid soap
1 box peanut thai

Day 23 - Total $48.11

Wok n' Fire, Elmhurst IL
$48.11

2 ginger ales
2 bowls soup
2 entrees

______________________________

I went with Sarah Marker and my meal was horrible. I also paid a lot for it. I need to stick to my ethics and stop agreeing to eat out.

Day 23 - Total $0.00

Day 22 - Total $11.45

College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn IL
$0.90

1 package pretzels

Jewel-Osco, Elmhurst IL
$10.55

2 boxes ice cream
1 box waffle cones

______________________________

I regret everything.

Day 21 - Total $5.82

OfficeMax, Harwood Heights IL
$5.82

1 40% post-consumer recycled pad graph paper
1 protractor

Day 20 - Total $0.00

Savings - Total $156

Day 18 19 - Total $35.70

FRIDAY, July 24, 2009 - Total $1.50

Garage Sale, Elmhurst IL
$1.50

1 Joan Baez poster
1 leather portfollio
1 hymnal

THURSDAY, July 23, 2009 - Total $34.20

Exxon Mobile, Glen Ellyn IL
$34.20

1 tank gas

Day 17 - Total $30

Farmer's Market, Elmhurst IL
$30

5 nectarines
1 bunch organic carrots
2 heads organic broccoli
1 pint organic green beans
1 pint blueberries
1 almond tart
1 oz. organic green tea w/ apples
1 oz. organic black tea w/ apples

Day 14 15 16 - Total $0.00

TUESDAY, July 21, 2009 - Total $0.00

MONDAY, July 20, 2009 - Total $0.00

SUNDAY, July 19, 2009 - Total $0.00

Savings - Total $82

I need to save money! Starting this week, I began to calculate one-third of my paychecks and that money will NOT be spent until I absolutely need it.

Day 11 12 13 - Total $106.52

SATURDAY, July 18, 2009 - Total $85.02

Garage/Estate Sales, Elmhurst IL
$4

1 vintage gold necklace
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) on VHS
1 black bathmat
1 recipe box
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Dahl

Stemple's Cycle Center, Elmhurst IL
$81.02

2 tires
2 tubes


FRIDAY, July 17, 2009 - Total $21.50

Jewel-Osco, Elmhurst IL
$20.51

2 baguettes
3 packs Italian blend cheese
1 box multigrain Cheerios
1 2 L tonic water
2 boxes Poptarts
1 tomato
1 bulb garlic
1 bunch bananas


THURSDAY, July 16, 2009 - Total $0.00

Day 10 - Total $77.90

Farmer's Market, Elmhurst IL
$21.65

2 baskets organic red potatoes
2 bulbs garlic
1 baguette
1 large cheese wedge, brie

Dairy Queen, Villa Park, IL
$6.25

1 small blizzard
1 small shake

Claredon Hills, IL
$50

1 8' x 10' oriental rug

Day 9 - Total $15

Red Dragon, Elmhurst IL
$15

1 small stirfry peapod
1 lg white rice
1 order crab rangoon

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I feel guilty about buying this. I will be sure to eat all the leftovers.

Day 8 - Total $43.91

$50 loan to Kate
$4 loan to Kim
$200 loan to Jon (received Aug 2)
______________________________

Petersen's Ice Cream, Elmhurst IL
$5

1 waffle cone, double scoop

Shell Gas Station, Elmhurst IL
$38.91

1 tank of gas

Day 7 - Total $10.67

Menards, Melrose Park IL
$10.67

2 paint rollers
2 paint roller trays

Day 6 - Total $77.77

Garage/Estate Sales, Elmhurst IL
$71.50

1 vintage flower print dress
6 glass jars
1 yellow toolbox
3 towel rods
Batman on VHS starring Nicholson and Keaton
Batman Returns on VHS starring Keaton, DeVito, and Pfeiffer
1 hand crocheted, brown, green, and pink blanket
1 amber glass pitcher
1 beer mug from chile
2 frying pans
1 sauce pan
3 spools of string, white, pink, and black
2 matching, yellow flower print chairs
6 lightbulbs
6 paint rollers
Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World by Fischer
Great Expectations by Dickens (already read)
Germinal by Zola
The Tiny Seed by Carle
1984 by Orwell (already read)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Carroll
The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger (already read)
The Stranger by Camus (finished reading August 2009)
The Glass Menagerie by Williams (already seen)
Into the Wild by Krakauer
Ethan Frome by Wharton
Lord of the Flies by Golding

Petersen's Ice Cream, Elmhurst IL
$3.28

1 waffle cone, double scoop

Hollywood Video, Elmhurst IL
$2.99

1 movie rental, The Shining

Day 5 - Total $36.55

The Brothel, Elmhurst IL
$25

1 month laundry and cable

Petersen's Ice Cream, Elmhurst IL
$4.37

1 waffle cone, double scoop

Elijah's Coffee and Tea, Elmhurst IL
$2.18

1 medium mango iced tea
______________________________

$5 for 2 bottles of wine

Day 4 - Total $64.94

I am breaking ties with sweatshops.

Target, Lombard IL
$49.56
15.38

1 100% recycled plastic cutting board, made in the USA
1 knife sharpening steel, made in Germany

Jewel-Osco, Elmhurst IL
$15.38

1 jar organic spaghetti sauce
3/5 lb mozzarella cheese
2 bags organic tortilla chips
1 box organic lasagna noodles

Day 3 - Total $24.85

Farmer's Market, Elmhurst IL
$24.85

1 apricot nest
1/3 lb aged chedder cheese
1/3 lb aged swiss cheese
1 head organic red lettuce
3 nectarines
1 red bell pepper
1 head organic spinich
1 organic zucchini

Day 2 - Total $68.39

Fruitful Yield, Lombard IL
$41.05

1 bottle 98% aloe vera
1 bottle 25spf sunscreen
3 boxes chlorine-free, organic cotton, no applicator tampons

Village Discount Thrift Store, Addison IL
$11.34

1 pair dark blue heels
1 black filing cabinet
Science Year 1972 by Field Enterprises Edu. Corp.
Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels of H.G. Wells by Wells
The Art of Breaking Glass by Hall
Oryx and Crake by Atwood (finished reading August 2009)
The Diva Principle by Hammond

Greek Islands, Lombard IL
$10

1 order saganaki
1/2 order baked vegetables

Petersen's Ice Cream, Elmhurst IL
$6

1 waffle cone, double scoop

Day 1 - Total $33

Pink Elephant Resale, Elmhurst IL
$2

The Mentor Book of Major American Poets by Williams and Honig
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Haddon (finished reading July 11)
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
The Metamorphosis by Kafka

Jewel-Osco, Elmhurst IL
$31

1 baguette
1 bag organic baby carrots
1 glass bottle evoo
1 jar fig preservatives
1 loaf German dark wheat bread
2 naans
3 nectarines
1 sweet onion

Next time, I will make my own naan.

Ethically Organized

Starting today, this blog will be a log of all my purchases. Hopefully it will help me minimize spending. I don't think that I spend frivolously, but I want to be very conscious of my consumer self. There are so many manufactured goods in the world, and I don't want to support the making of any more. Some things are impossible to buy secondhand/vintage. In those cases, I will make my best effort to put the environment first.