Pennywise Meanderings

Frugal eating

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:53:06 PST

Since this week's check will be about half of normal (since I was out of town for 4 of last week's work days) we're eating from the pantry as much as we can.

The man person had a lunch of creole chicken and rice leftover from last night. I just had steak and gravy pulled from the...

A month has passed...& a stupid mistake!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:38:20 PST

since I posted an entry here. Life has been crazy hectic but I wanted to take a few minutes to post and then spend some time catching up on other blogs.

Let's see..what's new with me? My oldest son graduated from University of Texas in Austin this last Friday. Woohooo! He's going...

Ho hum...

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:11:20 PST

I don't have much to say of a financial nature. The bills for the month are all paid except for one due on the 23rd but we have the money for it. I'll pay it Monday, probably.

My $20 challenge amount is right around $425, thanks to a little extra cash I got. Hopefully I'll soon...

Wooohoo, one old debt gone!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:18:22 PST

So, it was a little under $50. Not a big debt and not a really old one but it was the smallest in our list of debts to be paid and now it's paid. Wooohooo! One down and ___ to go! Just paying off that one gives me a little more incentive to tackle the others.

Great deal on Pepsi products at Target

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:01:49 PST

So, I heard that starting today Target has Pepsi products at $15 for 5 twelve packs and you get a $5 gift certificate. Plus, Target's website had a coupon for $1 off 2 twelve packs of Pepsi product.

This morning my happy bottom was down there fairly early! I got 10 twelve packs...

My first trip to Walgreen's

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:17:27 PST

Okay, not really my first trip ever but my first using coupons and a RR and trying to see what I could save.

I went there tonight and here's what I got:

78 ounces Sun detergent, on sale for $2
A 6 big roll pack of Charmin, $4.04 with a coupon
4 half gallons of milk, $1.99 each...

My feet hurt, my back hurts, oy vey!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:41:56 PST

I opened the java joint three days in a row then today worked 3 to 8:45, closing by myself. I work 7:30 to 3:00 tomorrow by myself then work in the other part of the store until 5:00. It's going to be a long day!

My feet hurt, my back hurts, I'm tired, and I just want to sleep!...

A nice Freecycle score!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:11:24 PST

Someone posted on the local Freecycle group that he has all 271 MASH episodes, all like new or never opened or viewed to give and I get to pick them up Monday! Wooot! DH is quite the MASH fan so this will be fun for him.

So they're VHS tapes but that's okay. We have a couple of...

Settling old debt - what stress!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:35:39 PST

Alright, we'll soon start the process to settle the old debts we have. I'm very nervous about it, no..I'm downright scared. I have this fear that we'll wake the sleeping bears and they'll all come after us full force. I don't know that I can handle the stress of that right now. DH...

We're still alive - update!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:42:27 PST

I haven't had much to say lately but that's because...well, I haven't had much to say!

DH's business is picking up after the pre-Easter slump. My job is going well. I really do like it now that I know what I'm doing. I still don't get enough hours, though, and that's my only real...

So... you want a Tall/Grande/Venti what's the point...

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:42:10 PST

That's pretty much what I say when someone comes in and orders a decaf, non-fat, sugar free whatever. Whether it's a vanilla latte, a mocha, or a jazzed up coffee of the week, when I hear the words "decaf", "non-fat", and "sugar free" in the same sentence, my eyes glaze over, my tongue...

Consumerism running amok

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:32:40 PST

When did Easter become the disgusting display of commercialism that it is?

Yesterday I cashiered and somewhere along the line lost track of how many people spent over $300 on their purchases. I start conversations with customers and at some point they generally tell me why they're...

March Update....

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:46:55 PST

Well, let's see. Financial Peace University is going very well. This week we had the "Buyer Beware" lesson. I enjoyed it a lot but that's really only because I'm such a Daviac. We also talked about our March budgets and cash flow sheets and how we're all doing on saving vs. spending....

Scored at the local 50% off grocery sales

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:51:15 PST

The sale started Tuesday and I wanted to get there earlier but we didn't make it until tonight so there's a lot of stuff that was gone. But here's what we got at the first store:

10 cans salmon for .64 each
2 boxes of Panburger Beef Partner (for those nights when I just can't...

Slow Cooker Chicken & Biscuits

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:23:57 PST

We really enjoyed this dish, though I changed it some last night. It turned out more like Chicken & Dumplings but that's okay because we love those. This is very good served over a little wild rice with a salad and fresh green beans. My notes on the changes I made in last night's version...

Today's doings...

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:52:37 PST

I'm off today and have a few errands to run. I'm going to the bank to get cash to fund the envelopes for the next two weeks and will talk to them about opening a savings account with them. Then off to the washateria to do laundry. Oh joy!

After that, I'll head to work and pop in...

Opening an online savings account troubles...

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:44:17 PST

We decided to go with Provident Direct for our savings account. Their interest rate is slightly higher than the others and we've read and heard good things about them.

So, I've been trying for three days to open an account with PD. When I completed the online application I got...

Unexpected expense this morning

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:58:57 PST

DH has eye problems yet again! We just went through this in mid January and here we are, going through it again. Yesterday he called a different doctor, a local ophthalmologist he trusts, for an appointment.

She examined him and told him he has 'recurrent corneal erosion', a...

Something weird going on with the checking account...

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:59:53 PST

I'm not great with numbers but can handle a checking account with no problems as long as I actually stay on top of it. But there's something going on with our account right now that I simply don't understand. If I check it online or call the automated number, the balance will be $XXX.XX....

Nice little cha-ching today!

boydda@gmail.com (Denise) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:36:30 PST

My youngest son, the OTR truckdriver, is in town and since I was off Monday I decided to spend the afternoon with him. I picked him up around 1:00 and he treated me to a great lunch in Tyler at a Tex Mex joint called Cancun. I'd not eaten there before and it was a nice restaurant....