spending update

(I’ve been doing this post update every few weeks, in between posts I write my thoughts/struggles each day in note format, this seems the most readable way to do this) -kids have been using their allowance and b-day money for spending, not relying on me and it’s teaching them money/saving skills as well (and so [...]

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Money Money Money Mon-eeey

(I’ve been doing this post update every few weeks, in between posts I write my thoughts/struggles each day in note format, this seems the most readable way to do this) -so I needed some craft supplies and stuff, so I did bill me later, since I can’t ask the hubs for money and I feel [...]

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More excuses

One of these days I’ll have a good post on my debt, but not this one.  Life has been stressful for me in May.  Loss of my grandparents & I am still sitting around waiting for my grandmother to call or I want to call to tell her something and then I realize that’s not [...]

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they started to fight when the money got tight

this song was in my head when I was thinking of this post: Here are my notes on my debt journey the past few weeks, can I just say that I wish I was marrying a prince this week- just for the cash, jewels & castles, not the companionship since my hubby is my soul [...]

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Quite a lot to say today….

So it’s just some random ramblings this time.  not much new on debt or diet front, funny how life does that to me all the time….   -scraping the bottom, no free credit cards now- was expecting more money than came in, spent too much.  Budgeted 30 at pampered chef & spent 80- frustrated and [...]

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Debt here I am

Wow income tax refunds and there we are buying things at Lowe’s to fix up the house & also I just bought a few hundred dollars worth of clothes at Lands End for the kids for the spring and for myself. Last week I also bought two air purifers because of my husbands allergies.  My [...]

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Wish I had Mo Money

So it’s been awhile since I wrote about this.  I wish I could be like all those other blogs and be like oh wow, extra cash at work, bonus money and debt is slowly going down.  But I am human and I am weak when it comes to shopping, especially for my kids or buying [...]

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Beds

I have a queen size bed.  When I was first married I had a double futon.  So to me we are living large.  I have friend with California kings,as nice as that would be, it wouldn’t fit in the stairwell of my old victorian house. My grandparents have had a double bed their whole lives [...]

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Yes, that $ does burn a hole in my pocket

I got a nice bonus yesterday.  Some unexpected money.  But with money comes responsibilty, right?  But all I can think is wow I could just go to TJ Maxx and have a look around oh or maybe I could go to Ollie’s and look around, not buy much maybe $40.  But I know that if [...]

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Just not feeling it

I truly thought that if I blogged about my debt issues, it would get me into the right thinking to get tackling it.  I was wrong.  Last week was more worries frustration and embarrassment.  This only led to me eating my share of the whole box of Pillsbury Choc Chip Oatmeal cookies on Monday and [...]

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