Steve & Todd Meet Frankenstein

Steve and I went to the Times Cinema, the last day they were open to see "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" for $5. We then went across the street for lunch where we shared some sandwhiches. Dinner was at Ned's for an Oscar party-plenty of good food and wine and company. Back to work today so I can make some money to buy some Groupons. :)

Mardi Gras at Turner Hall

Last night we saw Paul Cebar at Turner hall for free. We got to the VIP balcony section because Roger works at the Pabst. There was free food from Maxies and free beer/hurricanes. We stayed until 10:30pm, which made for a slow Wednesday. :) I parked 2 blocks away so I wouldn't have to pay for my free night. :)

A Frugal Weekend

We went to Molly Cool's for fish on Friday using a groupon-it alsmost covered the bottle of wine with dinner. :) Then we went to a free French film at UWM. Splurged on the popcorn-reasonably prices at $1.50. Saturday we went to see the Oscar nominated animated shorts-$6 for seniors. Went to dinner after, no groupon unfortunately, but a great dinner at Canaveral on 26th & Greenfield, the old Benjamin Briggs. Finished off the night with sparkling wine at Thief Wine in the public market with a gift-certificate. Sunday was the opera in Chicago. I found a cheap (for Chicago) parking garage at $10. After the opera, went to a BYOB place, where we saved lots of money bringing our own wine. Tonight Roger is going to a concert, so I'm going to a friend's condo for pizza-which he's picking up. Free pizza in wine-excluding car fare. :)

How to live well on $40,000 or less

This is also a good article. It explains my basic philosophy and what I'm striving for.

http://money.msn.com/how-to-budget/how-to-live-well-on-40K-or-less-freedman.aspx?gt1=33029

40 Most Useful Travel Websites That Save You Money

This seems like a good resource for future travel arrangements. We'll see if I actually take advantage of any on my next trip. ;)


http://www.wisebread.com/travel-resources