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In the last month my husband and I purchased new furniture, a new dishwasher and a used jeep. We paid a contracting company to paint a very high ceiling in our beach home and wrote a whopping big check to charity. You certainly can’t find a trace of recession in our ledgers this month. The … Read more
Just before we bought the jeep my husband told me he sometimes feels guilty for spending money. He also told me that he’d spend money more freely if we weren’t married. Some wives might have been taken aback by this fact, but I wasn’t at all surprised by it. In fact, when we were first … Read more
I know that I am going to get comments about our latest purchase. This one is certainly not frugal or eco-friendly, but it sure is fun to drive.
In an effort to upgrade our rental home in North Carolina my husband and I dropped nearly $3300 on a dishwasher, two love seats, two dressers, two end tables and four kitchen chairs. Every year it seems we replace at least one piece of furniture. One year we replaced the couch, the next year a … Read more
My husband and I are back in North Carolina for the weekend. While I spent the day writing software, my hubby was busy checking off ‘to-dos’ from our accumulating list. He wrapped up a bunch of tasks in the pool house this morning and early this evening we bleached, washed and ironed all of the … Read more
The May issue of Money Magazine contains an interesting article titled How the Crisis is Changing You. According to the author “a new set of American values is emerging from the ashes of 600,000 layoffs a month, a lost decade in stocks, and the worst housing crash ever. For most of us it amounts to … Read more
For as long as I can remember I have loved books and novels. When I was just two years old my mom used a series of Sesame Street flash cards to teach me to read. It’s strange, but to this day I can picture some of those images, like the picture of Grover holding a … Read more
If you’ve read this blog for any time you know that I am extremely frugal. I absolutely hate to spend money on anything extravagant and I often think and rethink big purchases at least two or three times before actually pulling the trigger. Although I am thrifty 99% of the time, I do spend big … Read more
Since I bought my husband a Nikon D40 two years ago he has become a semi-professional photographer. He started shooting sports, then special events and most recently weddings. Of course, he’s upgraded all of his equipment and purchased new bodies and lenses as his career has progressed. His photographs have gotten better and better over … Read more
Last month I tried to keep track of all of my credit card purchases. I’ve made vain attempts at this before, but last month I was fairly diligent in my tracking. In total I spent roughly $900 from January 1st to January 31st. The breakdown is as follows: Gas & Auto Expenses — $67.33 Groceries … Read more