In a previous post called "The Crazy Ideas You Get When You're Penny Pinching"
I talked about thinking creatively for times when there isn't enough funds to buy what you need. For example in my situation I ran out of conditioner and the conditioner in Costco's coupon book was out of stock. So instead of buying a different brand at regular price I went home and looked through my travel bag and found a bottle filled with a good amount of conditioner to get us by until Costco got a new shipment.
SO.....when I got this e-mail from Mom this week I was so excited I wanted to share it on my blog.
"I tried to post this on your blog but it wouldn't post. I just wanted to thank you guys sooo much for your inspiration. I ran out of contact lens solution and I remembered your blog about being out of shampoo. I went straight to my travel bag... problem solved. I don't have to use money I don't have for this month and I'll get by for the next few days. (Plus I won't buy the extra things I might have also picked up while purchasing my solution.. I have a long way to go). Keep it up guys!!!
SO.....when I got this e-mail from Mom this week I was so excited I wanted to share it on my blog.
"I tried to post this on your blog but it wouldn't post. I just wanted to thank you guys sooo much for your inspiration. I ran out of contact lens solution and I remembered your blog about being out of shampoo. I went straight to my travel bag... problem solved. I don't have to use money I don't have for this month and I'll get by for the next few days. (Plus I won't buy the extra things I might have also picked up while purchasing my solution.. I have a long way to go). Keep it up guys!!!
xoxo
Mom
Yay! So proud of you Mom. On this note, Shane and I are still newly married. We don't have every house hold item. I wanted a soap dish and a spoon thing where you rest your spoons while you're cooking. I could have gone to the Goodwill but I took a look around at what I had and I found my old Tea Set. I took this little boat that holds the sugar and the cream to use as a soap dish and I took the cookie plate to use as a spoon dish. I loved to play with that Tea Set as a little girl so everyday when I look at my items, it brings back good memories of my Tea Set.
here are some of our updates:
Our electricity bill last month was a shocking $135.00, this month it went down to $119.00, we're hoping it will continue to go down to under $100.00
I haven't made fresh squeezed orange juice since that last post, I bought $ Simply Orange Juice from the Bottom Dollar.
We've decided to sell the MacMini which is an apple computer the size of a C.D. with the thickness of five stacked on top of each other. We bought it for about $700.00 in January and we're hoping to receive enough money from the sale to buy one of those professional cameras with the lens. Or road bikes.
Yay! So proud of you Mom. On this note, Shane and I are still newly married. We don't have every house hold item. I wanted a soap dish and a spoon thing where you rest your spoons while you're cooking. I could have gone to the Goodwill but I took a look around at what I had and I found my old Tea Set. I took this little boat that holds the sugar and the cream to use as a soap dish and I took the cookie plate to use as a spoon dish. I loved to play with that Tea Set as a little girl so everyday when I look at my items, it brings back good memories of my Tea Set.
here are some of our updates:
Our electricity bill last month was a shocking $135.00, this month it went down to $119.00, we're hoping it will continue to go down to under $100.00
I haven't made fresh squeezed orange juice since that last post, I bought $ Simply Orange Juice from the Bottom Dollar.
We've decided to sell the MacMini which is an apple computer the size of a C.D. with the thickness of five stacked on top of each other. We bought it for about $700.00 in January and we're hoping to receive enough money from the sale to buy one of those professional cameras with the lens. Or road bikes.
It is so great that your mom is on board. My mom got inspired by me when I started and became debt free last march. It took her 3 years, but you now has her 3-6 month emergency fund and she bought a new home.
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