Today I spent less than $200 for a new television stand. The boys broke the old one which was a cheapie from the local almost-Walmart store. (I live in the middle of nowhere – a real Walmart is 50 miles away.)
We needed a stand. Well, maybe NEED is a strong word. The TV was working [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 8, 2008
furniture
February 6, 2008
a little extra
I received a check today for $26.30 from a children’s consignment store in town. Last fall I took down a few items down last fall even though I wasn’t excited that I would only receive 45% of the sale. That’s not much cash when you’re talking $2-$5 clothing. But I had a huge play item [...]
February 5, 2008
grocery shopping
Groceries for one week: $97. Overboard.
My bad. I know where the excess came from: M&M’s for cookies, frozen blueberries, $5 peanut butter, Cheeze Its and a frozen pizza. It’s sad that I can’t buy those things without blowing my budget.
One good thing about my shopping: by using my reusable bags, I only brought home [...]
February 5, 2008
if you fail your budget…
…your budget will fail you.
This is the lesson I have learned in the past week. Yes, yes, it all goes back to our “free” vacation. I shopped while there. A lot. I bought a few new clothes for myself, which wouldn’t have been a big issue had we also not needed to go on the [...]
February 4, 2008
spend a holic…
…that’s what I was over the past days while out of town.
It’s sad, really, how much money I spent. I bought new winter coats for all three boys plus a pair of snowpants. They were on sale. They all needed new coats. Problem is I didn’t need ot spend $60 at that moment. But [...]
