Checklist: Think Before You Spend

1. Don't Shop.
2. Live within your means.
3. Take care of what you have.
4. Wear it out.
5. Do it yourself.
6. Anticipate your needs.
7. Research value, quality, durability, and multiple use.
8. Get it for less.
   
9. Buy used.
10. Follow the steps of this program.

(New Road Map Foundation excerpt from chapter six of the book Your Money Or Your Life)

month in review: 2007 June

day	description	locale	out	in
2	found dime			$0.10
2	snacks for boat trip		$20.00
5	groceries	The Green Store, Nanaimo	$19.89
6	2 hot chocolates	Tim Horton, Parksville	$5.00
6	tea, coffee, muffin	Pacific Brim, Parksville	$10.00
6	chess set, ruler	thrift store, Parksville	$10.00
8	bottle return	Village Food Market		$2.90
8	1L 2% milk	Village Food Market	$1.79
8	cheesies	Village Food Market	$1.25
8	chai tea	Mermaid's Mug	$4.39
13	4.5vdc, book Diet For A New America	GIRO	$1.00
13	found a penny			$0.01
13	7 hours labour x $10/hr	Peter		$70.00
13	organic lemon juice	Village Food Market	$4.78
13	postage for a friend	post office	$0.06
16	partially paid for $1 sailing book	GIRO	$0.11
16	paid half for lettuce, spinach	Good Earth	$6.85
16	1L cream, licorice	Village Food Market	$3.14
16	keyboard stand	garage sale	$25.00
16	1.5 hours labour x $12/hr + $2 tip	BJ		$20.00
16	found a quarter			$0.25
16	5 hours labour x $10/hr	Peter		$50.00
20	salad dressing	The Green Store	$3.00
20	$10 Rogers prepaid	The Source	$11.30
20	36 condoms	London Drugs	$11.29
20	2L #3 organic maple syrup	Charlie Browns	$40.12
20	popcorn, 2 sodas	Save-On Foods	$8.66
20	contribution for phone card	friend		$10.00
22	contribute gas money for van	Co-op	$10.88
23	6 apples	Village Food Market	$2.87
23	2 coffees	The Vault	$4.25
23	2 desserts	Delicado's	$4.75
23	10 passenger tickets	BC Ferries	$41.00
23	donate to some guy on ferry		$1.75
26	donate guy outside Thrifty's wanting to buy nectarines		$1.00
26	large popcorn with real butter, Dasani water, refill without butter	Gateway	$10.04
26	nectarines, apples	Thrifty's	$5.34
28	found while housecleaning			$2.64
30	1 x 5 cents + 2 x 10 cents			$0.25
	month totals		$269.51	$156.15
	money going out		$113.36
	cash on hand last month		$355.50
	cash on hand now		$222.90
	cash going out		$132.60
	cash missing or spent and unaccounted for		$19.24