What I spent this week

Last week, which looked like this, I concluded with ominous music, because I knew: Last week's rolling 90 day average spending This week things look substantially worse: This week's rolling 90 day average spending And the reason is, as much as I am trying to be a stinge, I also value generosity. AccountTotal Charity1770.00 Electric216.46 Coffee Roasting101.54 Health Insurance78.60 Subscriptions43.87 Groceries43.30 Bars and alcohol42.50 Dining36.69 Clothes35.00 Bank Service Charge0.50 Total2368.46 Yeah, so two things in the Charity bucket were unplanned, and one of them enormous. A friend in a group I belong to is running out of money before their next gig starts, and I pitched in $50 for a collection the group ran. But the big one was $1720 to bail out a charitable initiative I am very committed to that runs a social program which otherwise would shut down. That money will literally keep the lights on for a while. I really need to write a longer piece about this, and I've added it to…