Saturday Shopping

Went out to dinner, $20.

Picked up snacks at the store, $26.

Bought stand for the new flat-panel TV, $320.

For dinner, we used a coupon to save $4. Unfortunately, we already had dinner thawing in the fridge at home, but Hubby had a craving for something else. I probably should have insisted on eating at home (my dinner didn't taste very good, and was rather unhealthy).

We went way overboard on snacks. In fact, we went out shopping to buy some, then we went BACK to the store to buy more. Popcorn, candy, brownies, cake, frosting, sodas. About the only thing we bought that we actually needed was cat food.

The TV stand was more than I had wanted to spend (my original limit was $250), and was something we didn't really need either. We already have one that is in good condition and is plenty big/sturdy, but it's a modern style with glass shelves and it's difficult to keep clean. I wanted something a bit more traditional, made of wood and with doors, and I wasn't able to find much that I liked.

Bought an iPhone 3GS

It was a bit of hemming & hawing, but we did end up buying a 32GB iPhone 3GS. I thought we should only get a 16GB, to save the extra $100, but by Saturday evening the local Apple store had sold out of everything else... so that made the decision on which model to get pretty easy. The total came to $316 with tax. 

The 3GS is going to replace our original iPhone (which runs on Edge network), so we'll be able to resell that for around $100. We also have another older smartphone which should sell for around $50. 

So total cost, $166. The monthly bill will also increase by $10/mo, since the data plan that went with the original iPhone was only $20/mo, but 3G & 3GS iPhone data plans are now running $30/mo.