Welcome to the forums Anita!! Looking forward to getting to know you better!!

I did not....I repeat, did NOT spend nearly as much as I thought I would yesterday while Christmas shopping for my kids. And not a single dime went on any of my credit cards!! What an amazing feeling, and between Santa (us) and their grandparents, our children are going to have an amazing Christmas!! I am probably 75% done with my Christmas ...

Tuesday will not be a stretchy day for me. I am going Christmas shopping with my MIL!! I am hoping to get the kids done, except for stocking stuffers and possibly Flexible Flyer sleds that I need to order. I'm not sure if I'll be bringing her home for supper or not. My goal is for us to go to Target, Toys R Us, Sears, Sephora (I'm out ...

I bought myself lunch at McD's today, so 3.97 out there. I also got a pop from the machine in the teacher's lounge at school, after our school's fundraiser orders were delivered, so $1 out there. I was gone almost all day, so didn't get anything done around the house today. *sigh* Of course, I didn't have to spend all day at ...

No money out today. I had planned on going to the bank, and doing a little Christmas shopping, but after dropping the kids off at school, I just came home. I stripped our bed, and washed our bedding. Made myself some bbq chicken wings for lunch, and spent the better part of the day looking at "accessories" for my digital camera....there ...

Being frugal to me, is making do with what you have; using your time & talents wisely, and wasting as little as possible. And for me, practicing what I preach would do me a world of good. I do have the best of intentions, but I don't always follow my own rules. The areas of where I do well at being frugal: groceries, cooking, baking, and ...

I had to run up to get gas for the mowers; $26 later, Brian is mowing our grass for the last time this year. I'm not feeling 100%, but I don't feel sick either. I have a tickle in my throat, that's causing some irritation, and every once in awhile I cough and/or sneeze. My sinuses are bothering me some, so I'm assuming it could ...

Add me to the list of people who loathe doing the dishes!! Loading our dishwasher isn't a problem, however, for some reason, I'm not too fond of unloading it. I wonder why that is!?? lol ANyway, pretty stretchy day here. The only money out today was about $3 for a sausage mcmuffin at McD's this morning, and a coke too. No money ...

Since I've been doing crafts with my MIL over the last month or so, I realized how much I've enjoyed it! And miss it!! In the last 4 weeks, working only 1 day per week, I've managed to handpaint 28 Christmas ornaments for a craft show on the 7th. The kids and I also have made beaded holiday pins, and various ornaments using kits from ...

I spent $211 on groceries today; $60 of it was the cash I had left for October's budget, the difference will be applied to November's budget. *sigh* After I got groceries, I filled up my truck...another $48 out. Tonight, we have the skating party, which will be approx. $10 for the kids and I. It's a PTO function, and the kids enjoy ...