Monday Check-In

It’s Monday, which means it’s time to check in with our weekend spending.

Last Friday, I estimated that I would spend $525 on a bike, a helmet, a lock, and a set of lights.

I ended up spending $602.86, as follows:

• • $419 on a Jamis Commuter 1 Femme bicycle
  • $84.96 on a Cygolite Dash Pro 600 Headlight and Hotrod 50 Tailight set (those numbers refer to lumens)
  • $51.00 on an Ottolock
  • $8.46 on a water bottle cage (the local bike shop gives all of its new customers a free water bottle, and my bike didn’t have any place to put it)
  • $39.44 on tax

I haven’t bought my helmet yet; they had to special-order one for me because my head is so large. (I should get it on Thursday and it should cost around $70.)

I did ride the bike for 12 miles on Saturday morning and 12 miles on Sunday afternoon, and yes I know I rode it without a helmet. (There’s no helmet law in Cedar Rapids, and I promise I will wear it with the helmet every single time as soon as I get mine. Please forgive my calculated risk-taking.) This meant I spent $12.01 on snacks, including a bag of peanut-butter-covered popcorn.

I was also autocharged $12 for my monthly Simplecast subscription, to keep the Writing & Money podcast going.

Total spending: $626.87.

How about you?

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