Hair-Raising Money Report

I hadn't gotten my hair cut and colored since early June.....long overdue, and just in time for my 40th Dumont High School reunion tomorrow night. I'm going with Moey, and with Fritch, who is flying up from Florida! We three met in kindergarten at Seltzer School....that sunny corner classroom with nap time, a play kitchen and mischievous little boys [Jimmy F. and Frankie I. come to mind].

After kindergarten, we headed to Saint Mary's School and then back to public school again--Dumont High. [Saint Mary's didn't have kindergarten, so that was at a public school, too.]

The salon appointment definitely drove up my spending.

TCOY

1. Getting the hair done.
2. Nap on couch.
3. Steamed baby potatoes with my garden green beans, fresh lemon, Maldon sea salt, freshly ground pepper, EVOO.
4. Made a little bowl of homemade "cannoli" filling--delicious local whole-milk ricotta, a little mascarpone, freshly grated orange peel and some dark chocolate chips. It was good.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET

• Salon 212, Aveda color, cut and blowout by Christina, $150 plus $30 tip and $6 shampoo tip, $186.
• Kings, small gifts for my two friends, smoked salmon, pistachios, baby potatoes, 2 dark chocolate bars, 3 wet dog food, sunflower seeds, Thai chopped salad mix, bunch of bananas, fresh figs, breaded chicken cutlets, good rye bread, $97.66.
• Jackie's Grillette, lamb gyro with feta on pita [brought half home for Punch], fries, $2 jar tip, $16.93.
• Thrift shop at Saint James Church, gently worn JoS. A. Bank purple 100% cashmere sweater with V neck, $5. The comparable cashmere sweaters on that menswear site are $350.
• Uber back home, plus tip, $8.80.

TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $314.39.
Running total for month as of October 18: $1,440,02.
Average daily spend: $80.

COMPARE TO TWO PRIOR MONTHS:

TOTAL SPEND FOR SEPTEMBER (30 DAYS): $2,214.43.🍎⬇️

AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $73.81.🍎⬇️

TOTAL SPEND FOR AUGUST (31 DAYS): $2,895.06. ⬆️

AUGUST AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $93.39.  ⬆️