Welcome to week 17 check in for the Debt Snowflake Challenge at Moms Plans. I hope everyone is having a exceptionally wonderful week! I am just hanging out at the library very happy to be able to blog! Thanks goodness for wonderful public libraries!
I haven't been feeling very frugal lately. I cant put my finger on the problem, I have talked to my husband and he seems to think that its the transition from the country to the city. It isn't very much money that I am spending, but it all adds up. Since the laptop broke I drive a bit more since I have to go to the library daily. Then there is the iced coffee purchase, don't worry its a little local place for $2 not the $5 one! Still I need to find my inner cheapskate and rough her up a bit!!!
I was able to snowflake a total of $42.62 from the hubby's raise. No orders from the baking this week. That hasn't happened in two years. Sigh, maybe that's what has me in a funk. It feels so good to contribute even if it is just a bit! It might be time to look for a job! Unless I want to wait for my first Social Security check to get a new laptop! Yikes!!!! I have set up a Laptop fund in our ING account. I'm still deciding on how to fund it, debt first Missy!
I am going to organize my tablescaping supplies (aka: death by falling glass shards pile!) this weekend and hopefully I will get a Tablescape Thursday post up. I miss all the fluffing and preening of my dishes! It wouldn't kill me to rustle up a recipe or two either!
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend , keep on snowflaking! I can see that light at the end of the tunnel, can you?
Frugally yours, Deb!
3 comments:
Hey Debbie, thanks for stopping by. would love to take this challenge but I already know I would drop out!! Ugh. I'll be back to visit again. xo
Sometimes it is best to take a break for a week or two and come back renewed. We had to take an involuntary break, and now I am ready to hit the debt hard again.
I think the best way to get out of a funk is to simply remind yourself of why you're saving to begin with. I was SO tempted to splurge on all kinda of things when we were working hard to pay off our debt, but I had to remind myself often that sending in that last pay-off check would be sweeter than any "reward" I had now.
I relate it often to a diet - I can either have that Burger King frappe (which has 510 calories?!?!), or I can fit into those jeans I haven't worn in a few months. Which would truly be sweeter?
Keep up the good work! Thanks for visiting!!
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