This a.m. a coworker called my extension and asked if I'd like to accompany him to the student center for some coffee. They have some nice organic/free trade coffees there for relatively cheap. I'd already had coffee at home, but in the spirit of sociability I said yes. I had to get some money from the ATM and discovered the fee had gone up to $2. Ridiculous! Normally I try to avoid getting money from anything but a no-fee ATM: http://www.sum-atm.com/index.asp

Cost: $4--$1.50 for lg. coffee, .50 tip for cute student, $2 ATM fee

I brought my lunch today, at least.

I asked J to finish the Christmas shopping. I got all of my family and most of his, but I'm just weary of it. The good thing is that I've kept under the $50 average for each person. J likely won't, but I'm not going to dwell on that. Also, plane tickets were more expensive than we imagined, and I think we're going to get a hotel room. I'm not getting a good vibe about staying at my parents' place.

Money spent recently:

BJ's wholesale club: 78.46
Christmas gifts (4 people): 116