furniture

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

costs of a free vacation

DH and I leave today for a working vacation – he’s working, I’m vacationing – a.k.a. we’re piggybacking on his companies bill. He gets to sit at a booth for two days talking to farmers and ranchers about money. In return, he gets a trip out west, hotel, food and rodeo tickets. I’m accompanying him. [...]

you made your bed…

For about 24 hours my dh and I owned a brand new king sized bed.
We’ve been dreaming about it for years – 3 to be exact – ever since my parents decided their newer king sized bed was too firm and it was time to buy another one. The first bed got moved to the [...]