Clean stairs and hallway!
I rocked my finances in so many ways this weekend, I just HAD to share!
Carpet Cleaning - Continued!
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how the carpets in my home needed cleaning, and how I borrowed my neighbors carpet cleaner to save money. They allowed us to keep the cleaner (as they were not going to use it any time soon) and we have continued to clean other areas in our home. This weekend Vonnie did the upstairs hallway, and I did the stairs leading to our upstairs. I LOVE the look of freshly cleaned carpets...especially since it cost me an additional $0 out of pocket since we had all the supplies we needed.
Carpet Cleaning - Continued!
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how the carpets in my home needed cleaning, and how I borrowed my neighbors carpet cleaner to save money. They allowed us to keep the cleaner (as they were not going to use it any time soon) and we have continued to clean other areas in our home. This weekend Vonnie did the upstairs hallway, and I did the stairs leading to our upstairs. I LOVE the look of freshly cleaned carpets...especially since it cost me an additional $0 out of pocket since we had all the supplies we needed.
The little engine that saved me $81
Winterizing the Sprinkler System:
Having a service come out and do it would cost me $81 ($9 a zone x 9 zones). I'm not sure why I even started it up this year I as can count on my hand how many times I used it. I didn't want to spend the money to water my lawn this summer, so I sure didn't want to pay to have it winterized. So, I borrowed my neighbor's air compressor and blew out the lines myself.
Having a service come out and do it would cost me $81 ($9 a zone x 9 zones). I'm not sure why I even started it up this year I as can count on my hand how many times I used it. I didn't want to spend the money to water my lawn this summer, so I sure didn't want to pay to have it winterized. So, I borrowed my neighbor's air compressor and blew out the lines myself.
Mystery Shopping
The main company I shop for announces new shops on the last day of the month, so I usually schedule the shops I want to do for the following weekend. I did three shops over the weekend, and have my reports all submitted. I won't hate getting a check for $47 right before Christmas next month at all. I may even pick up an extra shop from a new company that I registered with.
The main company I shop for announces new shops on the last day of the month, so I usually schedule the shops I want to do for the following weekend. I did three shops over the weekend, and have my reports all submitted. I won't hate getting a check for $47 right before Christmas next month at all. I may even pick up an extra shop from a new company that I registered with.
This will make for happy girl on Christmas morning
Christmas Shopping
My daughter's new addiction is the SIMS game she bought with her allowance a few weeks ago. There are a ton of these games available, and she's already starting to talk about saving up and buying some others. My wife looked on Craig's List and found someone in the area selling 6 SIMS games for $35. They're normally $20 a piece. We told our kids that a major part of their Christmas present haul this year would be our neighborhood trip to Wisconsin Dells in January, so there will likely be less presents under the actual tree. This gives us 6 individual presents to put under the tree for Tori for only $35!
My daughter's new addiction is the SIMS game she bought with her allowance a few weeks ago. There are a ton of these games available, and she's already starting to talk about saving up and buying some others. My wife looked on Craig's List and found someone in the area selling 6 SIMS games for $35. They're normally $20 a piece. We told our kids that a major part of their Christmas present haul this year would be our neighborhood trip to Wisconsin Dells in January, so there will likely be less presents under the actual tree. This gives us 6 individual presents to put under the tree for Tori for only $35!
I was ALL IN with my finances this weekend!
Entertainment
Friday night the family and I stayed in and did a family snuggle on the couch. Saturday night was men's poker night down the street at the crazy Australian's house. He's actually British, but he sounds like he's Australian due to the large amount of Australian soap operas he watched when he was a kid. In any case, we played two games of Texas Hold 'em tournament style, each one had a buy in of $10. We played from 7:00pm to 2:00am. I didn't win either game, but $20 for 7 hours of entertainment was well worth it.
No Restaurant Challenge
Did we eat out this weekend? Um, hellz no.
Friday: Fish sandwiches and french fries
Saturday: Sliced skirt steak, shrimp and fried rice
Sunday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn
I ROCKED my finances this weekend....how'd you do?
Friday night the family and I stayed in and did a family snuggle on the couch. Saturday night was men's poker night down the street at the crazy Australian's house. He's actually British, but he sounds like he's Australian due to the large amount of Australian soap operas he watched when he was a kid. In any case, we played two games of Texas Hold 'em tournament style, each one had a buy in of $10. We played from 7:00pm to 2:00am. I didn't win either game, but $20 for 7 hours of entertainment was well worth it.
No Restaurant Challenge
Did we eat out this weekend? Um, hellz no.
Friday: Fish sandwiches and french fries
Saturday: Sliced skirt steak, shrimp and fried rice
Sunday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn
I ROCKED my finances this weekend....how'd you do?
