Things that I have spent money on in the last 15 days:

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 03/30/2020 at 10:25 • Filed to: Shelterlopnik

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- 1 tank of premium gas

And that’s it. My wife has bought groceries a couple of times, though - we usually split that up, but she’s doing it all now because reasons.

Have you cut spending?  Or maybe redirected money to car parts, or?

Captain of the Enterprise > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:30

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I went from driving about 50 miles per day commuting 6 days per week  to 30 miles per week. So I’m definitely saving on gas.

E90M3 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:32

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Figured it was the perfect month to buy a gold Rolex. 

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:33

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I’ve actually bought things that are entertaining for our lock in: a new ping pong net for my jury rigged ping pong table, a work light to illuminate said table, inner tubes to get our family bikes back on the road. And groceries. I am, however, getting ready to sink some serious money into upgraded computers for my boys. Their social life is pretty much all computer based now, as they play with their friends on line. 

WilliamsSW > E90M3 03/30/2020 at 10:34

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Nice!  I saw you posted that the other day.  Looks great!

TheRealBicycleBuck > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:34

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Groceries, prescriptions, mower parts, and bills. And some fuel last week. I’m expecting to buy a new lawn tractor battery soon. There will also be some vinyl siding in my near future. That’s about it for now.

WilliamsSW > Captain of the Enterprise 03/30/2020 at 10:35

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 Yeah,  it's about the same for me.  I was driving 45 miles a day at least, and now it's probably 30-50 per week, I'd guess.  

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:36

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Car parts, groceries and vehicles in iRacing

WilliamsSW > TheRealBicycleBuck 03/30/2020 at 10:37

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Yeah, I'm thinking I need to get the mower running this weekend.  We had someone cut the lawn the last two years,  but I'm thinking I may do it myself this year if we're going to be stuck at home anyways.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/30/2020 at 10:38

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Those are all necessities to keep everyone entertained, I would say!

sony1492 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:40

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Gr oceries, fuel getting to work, bill s, and an Axle for the lotus. If anything spending went up a bit because normally I dont buy food, relying on the free bin at work

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:40

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We are actually playing a lot of ping pong. Beats staring at a computer screen all day. 

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:41

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So much money on groceries.

We’re doing some light stocking up in case things get worse here and the crazies start stripping shelves again, but for the most part both of us eating in every meal of every day consumes groceries fast than I’d expect. Plus we’re tipping our Shipt shopper(s) about double what we usually would .

Other that that, lots of office supplies and computer parts.

Warming up the parts cannon on some car stuff but since I’m finding myself not wanting to work on cars I’m mostly holding off.

WilliamsSW > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 03/30/2020 at 10:41

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 I'm hoping to avoid buying car parts (we have 3 running cars out of 4), but the other stuff is all necessities- we need entertainment now!

vondon302 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:41

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This beer milk and cheese is the only thing I’ve spent money on in 10 days.

Beer expenditures seem to be rising though.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:41

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Upped spending. Computer, groceries, booze. Now Fiesta insurance and gas

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 03/30/2020 at 10:42

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Ever played Civ? Beats ping pong 10/10 times

haveacarortwoorthree2 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:43

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Replaced the pool heater that was broken when we bought the house a year ago

Ash78, voting early and often > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:43

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Groceries are a little higher than usual due to not being able to shop sales (most sale items are sold out).

Gas is way down

Alcohol is way up. Way.

Overall things are down just because we’re not buying clothes or much general décor/maintenance stuff for the house. (I’m not counting the low- 5 figures we just dropped on siding and paint for the house, but that was long overdue)

We’ve left town exactly once to head up to a state park...totally free.

General crafts/toys for the kids are up, but that’s to be expected.

WilliamsSW > sony1492 03/30/2020 at 10:44

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Yeah I'm guessing that nothing lasts long enough to get to the free bin now?  

ttyymmnn > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/30/2020 at 10:44

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What is Civ?

WilliamsSW > vondon302 03/30/2020 at 10:45

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The next thing I spend money on is likely to be a liquor store run. 

TheRealBicycleBuck > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:45

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I inherited a really nice electric start self-propelled mower in addition to the riding mower. I may have to get that one running again. It would make it easier to get to the places I can’t reach with the riding mower.

We’re also talking about putting concrete in the side yard. A lot of people around here do it to have a place to park a boat or an R/V.

It would make it easier to get to my storage shed in the back and provide another work space for the upcoming house remodel.

sony1492 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:45

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N othing that isnt perishable,   you can still get nappy lettuce and tomatoes that need to be eaten -Today-

InFierority Complex > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:46

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Been trying to support a few local restaurants by ordering delivery and takeout quite a bit. It’s getting a little expensive.

PowderHound > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:46

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Just groceries, Booz, and rent/utilities. Starting to go slightly stir crazy and running out of projects so there may be some car parts in the near  future

Tripper > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:46

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We go out to eat A LOT. So saving a ton there, we haven’t even ordered take out but once or twice.

ClassicDatsunDebate > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:48

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I bought two weeks supply of booze twice last week.

CalzoneGolem > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:52

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I ordered a bunch of stuff I wouldn’t have normally due to us being stuck at home but all and all I think it will even out.

We’ve certainly spent a lot less on eating out and more on groceries. 

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 03/30/2020 at 10:56

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Just about anything beats staring at a screen all day.

WilliamsSW > sony1492 03/30/2020 at 10:57

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Bleah

WilliamsSW > ClassicDatsunDebate 03/30/2020 at 10:58

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I think a lot of people are doing similar.  I was just well stocked to begin with, but that's dwindling.

DipodomysDeserti > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 10:58

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I’ve been spending money getting take out from my local restaurants and shirts from artists friends since I still have a paycheck. Also am going to prepay for cuts from my barber to help keep him afloat.

Got all these liberals out here who suddenly become fiscal conservatives when shit goes sideways. Times like these are when you find out how full of shit people are.

WilliamsSW > haveacarortwoorthree2 03/30/2020 at 10:58

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 That will come in handy soon!

WilliamsSW > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 03/30/2020 at 10:59

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Gotta enjoy things a little bit!  

WilliamsSW > Tripper 03/30/2020 at 11:00

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We used to get take out a lot too -  my wife is currently a little paranoid about even that, but I'm working on it.

lone_liberal > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:00

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We’re not buying things that aren’t deemed necessary. No tools, no parts nothing of that nature. It’s a tough thing to do this time of year, but with my salary being cut and my wife’s company being heavily impacted we don’t want to use up our cash reserves. 

Jarrett - [BRZ Boi] > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:03

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The only non-recurring items I’ve purchased this month are groceries.

It really makes my fixed costs jump out on the page though :/

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:06

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For me it’s groceries and a new battery for my car. I had to get a boost from someone after getting groceries recently . And that was just due to me sitting in my car for about 15 minutes with the ignition on to charge my phone while speaking to a friend.

About to spend more money tonight on a laptop for my daughter as they are going to restart school in April here with online learning.

M y daughter’s current laptop is 8 years old. T he battery is shot and it’s slow mainly because of a slow hard drive (has a mechanical HD, not an SSD).

I upgraded it from Win7 to Win10 yesterday... so it’s at least on a supported OS. So it’s usable on an interim basis.

But what she really wants is a new Macbook... so with the money she makes (she works at a grocery store part time, so luckily, she still has a job) and instead of me spending more time/money getting this old laptop up to snuff, we are going to order her the recently- updated Macbook Air... which she is partly paying for.

ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:20

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Totally. I usually go to about 2 concerts or music festivals a month, so those are completely out. Have been through a fast food drive thru twice in the past month, and that’s it as far as eating out - several of the restaurants I like are completel y closed now, and eating takeout out of a Styrofoam container just isn’t quite the same anyway.

Also walked away from a nonrefundable d eposit on a Nissan Pao, and postponed indefinitely replacing the 37 year old A/C system in my house. For the time being, depleting the ozone is a safer option than depleting my bank account.

At the moment, it’s just necessary car maintenance, bills, and basic groceries

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:34

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We’ve filled up one tank of gas in 2 or so weeks.

Not been eating out at all, obviously. Bought a pizza to go nearly three weeks ago...

Food has been getting more and more expensive, so I’ve not been saving in that regard.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:36

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I bought a new ergonomic office chair to work from home, decent amount of necessities to avoid going to the store as much as possible, filled up my gas tank even though I’m not going anywhere, kind of kicking myself over that one cause it seemed like a waste.

Of course all this come at the same time as renewing my renters insurance and car insurance, so definitely a painful month.

66P1800inpieces > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 11:44

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I bought a $70 webcam. Wife gave me shit as we might not have jobs soon. . .. We can use our phones for some things but I thought it would be better to have a webcam to play charades and P ictionary with relatives. We did it over the weekend with one laptop cam (poor quality) and a cellphone (much better) but figured it was worth the splurge. Back ordered through the end of the month but I think we will be inside for quite some time.

AestheticsInMotion > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 12:07

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All of my meals have been delivery, which is not great. But my gas bill has gone down to about $2 per week! 

PyramidHat > Tripper 03/30/2020 at 12:27

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We’re going the opposite direction trying to get take out 2 or 3x/week to support the local restaurants.  But mainly, after the initial stock up surge, there hasn’t been much grocery shopping needed...

jeepoftheseus > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 12:42

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A rapid burst of project supplies last week along with some baby chickens (which are awesome!) and their associated supplies  but otherwise just watching the grocery and beer costs rise while the dining out and gas costs fall. 

WilliamsSW > ranwhenparked 03/30/2020 at 13:04

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Sucks about the Pao, but reality is that things are going to be tight for a while for the vast majority of people.

Fuckkinja > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 13:05

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I bought 8 baby meat chickens and 2 turkeys. Hopefully next week I can’t find  2 baby cows. We raise as much of our meat as possible.

ranwhenparked > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 13:11

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I got the impression I wasn’t the only one to cancel on that dealer - his comment was along the lines of “let me guess, this is because of the coronavirus, right?” .

Maybe, if I still have a job when the government lets us  do things again, I can go back and pick it up half price at their going out of business sale or something.

WilliamsSW > DipodomysDeserti 03/30/2020 at 13:11

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Good on you. I’m sure some of those people feel they can’t afford it.

In our case, I’m slowly working on my wife to do more takeout etc - it’s not money, she’s worried about getting sick and spreading it to the baby or her parents.  

DasWauto > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 14:10

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I’ve gone from rarely eating out to never. I haven’t had shawarma in ~2 months now so I’ll probably give in an grab some takeout sometime soon. Grocery spending has been mostly normal, apart from not being able to buy toilet paper because I tend to shop late in the day ( which is annoying as both bathrooms are now on their last roll).

I’m still working and foresee no reason for that changing (farmer) so I ordered Ohlins suspension for the 128i and will likely pay a local shop to do a bunch of preventative maintenance on it because they’ve said their business has mostly dried up now. I need to order camber plates and am considering an LSD  too .

I want to change a couple of parts on my bike as well (tires, saddle, maybe handlebars) so I think I’ll give that to the local bike shop to do as well as the usual spring clean/lube.

Boxer_4 > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 16:23

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Thinking of buying a couple tools I’ve had my eye on...

pip bip - choose Corrour > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 18:08

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things i’ve spent money on in the last 15 days,

groceries, fuel, tool, train tickets.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 03/30/2020 at 23:14

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I’ve been buying all kinds of car parts. I’ve also upped my spending on takeout and stuff from my favorite local business and breweries. I know how lucky I am to not have a paycheck af risk  in all this, so I figure the least I can do is support my favorite local places to the extent I can.