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finished recession kit

December 10th, 2008 at 05:10 am

Saving log - $2 tip box
Spending log - $10 lunch + $12 office party

Got caught up with lawyer friend at lunch and went to the office party (drinks and snacks) held two block from work, so there was a bit of spending. Tomorrow I'll bring the lunch and gym to even out the spending. I can now make $40 last the whole week.

Pulled the trigger on accumulating the devil money in the 403B. And yes, I definitely noticed the 0% 4 wk T-bill. I've learned my lesson - the money's getting pulled back into ING. To depress me a bit, I looked through my records on what my t-bills used to earn, $60, $70, $80/ month, quite a bit better than ING. Oh yes, I found two pennies today, so I immediately paid myself a better rate.

The cashbox came today, so it was time to arrange the recession kit. I want them to open it right away - no need to wait until GD v.2.0.
From the top, with Christmas card taped inside:


And from the coin tray and a peek at the till:

Posted in Holiday$, Fixed Income | 9 Comments »

9 Responses to “finished recession kit”

  1. whitestripe Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 05:22 am 1228886529
    1228886529

    lol that looks great! how much did it all cost?

  2. Analise Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 05:46 am 1228887977
    1228887977

    Very creative and unique!

  3. Apprentice Fun-Frugalist Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 11:12 am 1228907550
    1228907550

    Haha !! That is really funny !! Love it !!

  4. frugaltexan75 Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 12:29 pm 1228912184
    1228912184

    Looks good! Smile

  5. creditcardfree Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 01:55 pm 1228917351
    1228917351

    That is great!!

  6. Broken Arrow Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 04:06 pm 1228925202
    1228925202

    Hilarious! What is that, a bunch of chocolate bars and some scones? Brilliant! If I ever make a recession kit, I'm going to have to include chocolate as well.

  7. scfr Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 04:48 pm 1228927712
    1228927712

    Nice of you to include the dog!

  8. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    December 10th, 2008 at 06:28 pm 1228933693
    1228933693

    I saw dollar bill (actually I'm thinking it was $100 bills) chocolate bars at World Market /Cost Plus).

  9. baselle Says:
    December 11th, 2008 at 12:03 am 1228953780
    1228953780

    I got the chocolate coins at Cost Plus. The till - & I had to use all my Tetris skills to figure out how to pack - was comprised of gourmet Seattle chocolate bars, a small Bad Dog book, and Himalayan (sic) chew toy. The scone-y looking bag was a bag of dog treats from the dog bakery. We are talking about $100 dollars, so not that cheap. But the family will be talking about it for a few years...and somebody out there will have a yard sale, so when they use the cashbox they'll think of me. I invite anyone to use my idea!

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