Garage sale tomorrow... wish me luck
June 20th, 2008 at 07:41 pmEverything is ready to go. I can't wait to get this stuff out of here. I hope the Florida rains wait until at least 2pm.
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Garage sale tomorrow... wish me luckJune 20th, 2008 at 07:41 pmEverything is ready to go. I can't wait to get this stuff out of here. I hope the Florida rains wait until at least 2pm. CLUE Report - get it freeJune 18th, 2008 at 12:50 pmClark Howard talked about this yesterday, so I thought I'd add the link: Garage Sale - get away from me, junk!June 16th, 2008 at 05:03 pmI am decluttering and purging, and hoping to make a little moo-la this weekend. Wish me luck. I can't believe I did that!June 13th, 2008 at 03:03 amI hit a grocery cart with the van, and since the cart was pinned against a curb and my van, it busted the glass out of the sliding door! Thank goodness for $0 glass deductible. And thank goodness that DD, who sat near that window, wasn't hurt. We just rented a vanJune 7th, 2008 at 11:23 pmUnfortunately, this cuts vacation a week short, but that's okay. It's still vacation and we're still going to have fun! #$@! Van - Mechanics, please commentJune 5th, 2008 at 01:19 pmSomething is shorting the battery out, and I am no mechanic. I do have a Haynes book, and I also have a volt/ohm meter, so I guess I'll get to work looking for it. We are supposed to go on vacation at the end of the month and I can't drive 600 miles with the worry of breaking down! And I am determined to go on vacation, as it will be our first and the kids are excited (plus, food and board are free). Memorial Day - Where was everyone???May 27th, 2008 at 02:24 amWe took the kids to a couple of family grave sites, visited DH's grandmother, then went to the mall. I figured it would be packed, but it was like a ghost town. I was surprised! I figured lots of folks would be out and about, but the highways were pretty dead, too. Teaching the KidsMay 21st, 2008 at 10:26 pmDS has a Kindergarten party next week. Instead of asking the parents for donations of food, etc., they've asked for a $3 donation. DS paid for it out of his allowance, on his own accord. His teacher was just shocked! What the hey... Stimulus is hereMay 10th, 2008 at 01:46 pmI thought I'd join my fellow bloggers and write that we, too, received our payment. It was also less than hoped for but I'll just be happy that we got it. After tithing, it will round out our EF, vacation fund and will buy a new mattress. Hooray! 3-month food storage -done!April 25th, 2008 at 10:21 pmI canned about a million cans of food last night with my ward (church congregation) and now have a 3-month supply. That is a huge relief to me. Fabulous Customer ServiceApril 22nd, 2008 at 04:12 pmI just love my credit union! They have a wonderful team and really treat us right. Tree work for cheap!April 18th, 2008 at 04:12 pmOur friend is an arborist and owns his own tree service. He has agreed to lend us his climber all day tomorrow for only $200! We are going to get better than $1000 worth of work done for 1/5 the price. Imagine my glee Canned the t.v.April 16th, 2008 at 03:04 amWe put it in a closet. We still have a small one in our room, but feel like the one in the living room didn't help us progress towards our family goals. It was easy to use as a crutch with the kids during the day if I needed to get something done. Glad that is gone! Even in just two days, I feel like the spirit of our home has improved a lot. Doesn't it boil down to being prepared?April 5th, 2008 at 08:34 pmI posted about how much I don't like making dinner. That was in response to my approach: about an hour before dinner should be served, I would walk into the kitchen and just stand there, not knowing what I should make (that, and I'm tired at the end of the day). My kids are getting it!March 17th, 2008 at 01:17 amLast night I had a discussion with my children (5, 4, 2) about prayer. To see what they thought, I asked them a few questions. What public school can teach you about money.March 13th, 2008 at 03:27 pm. Cleaned the pantryMarch 11th, 2008 at 02:30 pmI'm so happy that we've been able to accumulate some food storage. I'm also glad that my local Wal-Mart (you know, the one I usually loathe), sometimes clearances food and I stock up on it if I use it (for instance, I got cans of 100% pure pumpkin for $0.25 each!). We also got some free Nutrisystem products from a friend. I don't know exactly how long it will last us. I should run a food storage calculator and see. Anyway, I just wanted to take a pic. Wal-Mart's "Right Price Guanantee" - Phooey!March 8th, 2008 at 02:02 amI've always assumed that if something rings up the wrong price when you're checking out, then you either 1. get $3 off of your total order, or 2. get the item free (which ever is less). Not so, my friend. If you decide to tell the cashier that the price is wrong and s/he corrects it, the RPG is not put into play. Apparently, You have to have paid for the item at the wrong price and then go to the Customer Service desk to get the $ back. Technically, the print on the checkstand about the Right Price Guarantee says if Wal-Mart charges you the wrong price, then the guarantee comes into play. Do you know how much of a hassle this is with anywhere from 2 to 4 kids in tow? They must bank on the fact that it is too much of a hassle for most people to deal with. I hate you, Dinner!March 7th, 2008 at 10:23 pmWhy, oh why does dinner have to come at the end of the day when I'm ready to go to bed? We're having sandwiches tonight because I haven't planned well and so I'm not prepared for anything else. Um, about that free landscaping...March 6th, 2008 at 04:15 pm... apparently not everyone just throws their discards away. In fact, the big box home improvement stores return it somewhere for a credit (long story, but it ended in my husband high-tailing it out of there because an associate was writing his license plate # down). So, I would advise doing a thorough investigation before you become a landscape freegan. I hope my van lasts forever!March 6th, 2008 at 04:12 pmMy van is an 11 year old rebuild (my dad rebuilds salvaged cars - in fact, I've only owned a non-junkyard vehicle once, and it was the worst vehicle I ever had). 10 Things I've learned...March 5th, 2008 at 12:32 am...from the children I know. Consumer debt - gone!March 5th, 2008 at 12:09 amFinally! Now on to the student loan debt. ARGH! However, to stay excited, I made a check-off chart with each payment on it. Then, when we make a payment, I mark-off that payment on the chart. Cheesy, I know, but it keeps me excited about it. Need to focus more on the positiveSeptember 6th, 2007 at 08:58 pmI have to think more positively on this financial journey! I have caught myself becoming too discouraged when our EF has dwindled because of unforseen problems with the van and with the house AC. That's what the EF is for, and if this had happened pre- financial cogniscience (sp), we would have put it on the credit card. Free landscapingJuly 16th, 2007 at 08:05 pmAh, DH! He's really into landscaping our home and so he frequents big box home improvement stores and other stores with garden centers. Well, he frequents their racks out by the trash and I cannot tell you how many $'s worth of plants he's salvaged (they throw away things that may be on their last leg, but not dead!) Our home looks better than ever thanks to his efforts. GroceriesJuly 16th, 2007 at 07:17 pmI always seem to blow the budgeted amount for food! I carefully reviewed the ads, and I know the individual amounts on the things I spend at Wal-Mart, but when I see something on sale that we use, I just want to buy too much of it (as if it will never go on sale again)! I have to reel myself in on this.
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