Two weeks after moving into this house, we had already scraped off the 1980′s floral blue wallpaper in the living room and dining room, replaced the 30 year old carpet in the living room and kids’ bedrooms, and brought the original hardwood floors in the dining room, hallway, and our bedroom back to their glory. [...]
Recently, we purchased a new-to-us suburban. With cash. It’s almost un-American, I know, to not take out a loan for such a buy. (And seriously, don’t get too excited. It’s a 2005.) Truthfully, our last vehicle purchase was in 2003 and we took out a loan then (and paid it off in less than a [...]
I didn’t intend to take a week’s blogging vacation. Whoops! No, I haven’t had the baby. Yes, everyone’s fine. Yes, life is full and there are stories to share. Let’s start here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last weekend we bought a new-to-us vehicle for the first time in nine+ years. There is much to tell, if for no [...]
We did it! One month down, two to go in The Money Saving Mom’s Budget three-month cash challenge commitment. I’m not ready to cut up the plastic, yet, but things are going well! Here’s what the challenge has looked like for us. Credit Card Statement Before taking on the challenge, we had previously used our [...]
I started couponing about 17 years ago. Yes, I’m old. I’m also one to delight in “buying” stuff for free or pennies, and it thrilled me to no end to brag up my haul to my college roommates. That, of course, was in the days when we all lived off of boxed cereal, boxed macaroni, [...]
