Archive - Running Balance

You mad about the economy, bro?

Feb 12

March 2023

The Chipotle Thing

And the food thing in general

Mar 25, 2023

January 2023

And the biggest financial misstep I've made so far

Jan 26, 2023

December 2022

The Balance Sheet

The good, the bad, the frivolous

Dec 4, 2022

October 2022

The Union Raise

And the consequences

Oct 14, 2022

What do broke people eat?

Oct 1, 2022

September 2022

The Side Hustle

Labor Day and a quote from Barbara Ehrenreich

Sep 10, 2022

January 2022

The Week in Purchases

😷, 🚙, 👑👗

Jan 30, 2022

The Shame Thing

A coworker: They’ve just given people too much free money with these stimulus checks and now no one wants to work. A family member: People shouldn’t…

Jan 15, 2022

May 2021

The Mother's Day Treats

$22.50 for my mother-in-law and myself

May 15, 2021

February 2021

$26.45 at the pharmacy

Feb 14, 2021

January 2021

It's not real until you click "new spreadsheet"

Jan 2, 2021

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