Thursday, January 10, 2008
Spending take 9
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Months of researching classical guitars, at least half a dozen trips over the last half year to guitar stores around the area, hours spent playing various classical guitars in stores, and about an hour and a half for the final shopping trip.
Notes: At $1,407.50, this is the largest single purchase from the reward fund to date. It's also the best sounding purchase.
Radagast's totals: 1/225; 0/75; $-377.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 0/225; 0/75; -$125.00
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Months of researching classical guitars, at least half a dozen trips over the last half year to guitar stores around the area, hours spent playing various classical guitars in stores, and about an hour and a half for the final shopping trip.
Notes: At $1,407.50, this is the largest single purchase from the reward fund to date. It's also the best sounding purchase.
Radagast's totals: 1/225; 0/75; $-377.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 0/225; 0/75; -$125.00
Labels: spending
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Spending take 8
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Hours of pondering, ~30 minutes for order placement
Notes: More deficit spending for Radagast's SO, who is glad no interest is charged on exercise fund loans.
Radagast's totals: 151/225; 46/75; $807.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 150/225; 50/75; -$315.00
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Hours of pondering, ~30 minutes for order placement
Notes: More deficit spending for Radagast's SO, who is glad no interest is charged on exercise fund loans.
Radagast's totals: 151/225; 46/75; $807.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 150/225; 50/75; -$315.00
Labels: spending
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Spending take 7
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: A few days in a guitar class to figure out that the classical style of holding a guitar is far more comfortable than the standard holding position. A few minutes to price-search online, and then half an hour to head to a local guitar store.
Notes: A $10 footstool for Radagast to play the guitar in a classical position.
Radagast's totals: 124/225; 35/75; $702.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/225; 39/75; $295.00
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: A few days in a guitar class to figure out that the classical style of holding a guitar is far more comfortable than the standard holding position. A few minutes to price-search online, and then half an hour to head to a local guitar store.
Notes: A $10 footstool for Radagast to play the guitar in a classical position.
Radagast's totals: 124/225; 35/75; $702.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 125/225; 39/75; $295.00
Labels: spending
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Spending take 6
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Years of dreaming of playing the guitar, months to build up the motivation to decide to learn to play, days of researching guitars and guitar accessories, hours spent in a guitar store "playing" different guitars, and hours more spent hunting down bargains online. A few minutes on the phone to actually place the order. [Addition 4/5/07: Even more hours to open up the damaged package after arrival, contact customer support, and then return the contents to the vendor for replacement.]
Notes: $310 worth of guitar and guitar-supplies were purchased by Radagast.
Radagast's totals: 34/225; 0/75; $385.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 35/225; 0/75; -$67.50
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Years of dreaming of playing the guitar, months to build up the motivation to decide to learn to play, days of researching guitars and guitar accessories, hours spent in a guitar store "playing" different guitars, and hours more spent hunting down bargains online. A few minutes on the phone to actually place the order. [Addition 4/5/07: Even more hours to open up the damaged package after arrival, contact customer support, and then return the contents to the vendor for replacement.]
Notes: $310 worth of guitar and guitar-supplies were purchased by Radagast.
Radagast's totals: 34/225; 0/75; $385.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 35/225; 0/75; -$67.50
Labels: spending
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Spending take 5
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours (over multiple days) to research books; a few minutes to actually place the order.
Notes: Radagast purchased $55 work of guitar books.
Radagast's totals: 33/225; 0/75; $692.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 34/225; 0/75; -$70.00
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours (over multiple days) to research books; a few minutes to actually place the order.
Notes: Radagast purchased $55 work of guitar books.
Radagast's totals: 33/225; 0/75; $692.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 34/225; 0/75; -$70.00
Labels: spending
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Spending take 4
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours to decide which games to buy and coordinate a group order to save on shipping; ~30 minutes to actually order and pay.
Notes: Radagast purchased $60 worth of German-style board games.
Radagast's totals: 2/225; 0/75; $652.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 2/225; 0/75; -$167.50
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours to decide which games to buy and coordinate a group order to save on shipping; ~30 minutes to actually order and pay.
Notes: Radagast purchased $60 worth of German-style board games.
Radagast's totals: 2/225; 0/75; $652.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 2/225; 0/75; -$167.50
Labels: spending
Friday, December 15, 2006
Spending take 3
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: Another time-limited good deal, sigh.
Radagast's totals: 210/200, $697.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 204/200, -$182.50
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: ~30 minutes
Notes: Another time-limited good deal, sigh.
Radagast's totals: 210/200, $697.50
Radagast's SO's totals: 204/200, -$182.50
Labels: spending
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Spending take 2
Who: Radagast
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours to decide which games to buy; ~30 minutes to actually order and pay.
Notes: Radagast purchased $95 worth of German-style board games.
Radagast's totals: 188/200, $635.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 187/200, $237.50
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: Many hours to decide which games to buy; ~30 minutes to actually order and pay.
Notes: Radagast purchased $95 worth of German-style board games.
Radagast's totals: 188/200, $635.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 187/200, $237.50
Labels: spending
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Spending take 1
Who: Radagast's SO
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: ~60 minutes
Notes: A time-limited good deal prompted this slightly premature withdrawal from Radagast's SO's reward fund.
Radagast's totals: 25/150, $110.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 23/150, -$395.00
Exercise type: Spending reward fund
Duration: ~60 minutes
Notes: A time-limited good deal prompted this slightly premature withdrawal from Radagast's SO's reward fund.
Radagast's totals: 25/150, $110.00
Radagast's SO's totals: 23/150, -$395.00
Labels: spending
