Random Thoughts

Who cares if the 18 pack of razors are $2.00 each at Costco and the 4 pack are $3.10 each at Target if you don't have $36.00 to spend...spend the $12.00 at Target so your husband is not running around with weird looking stubble on his face and head. By the way, not all razors are created equal. If you buy the 4 pack of disposables for $3.00 that, in all theory, is the same as the other triple blade you buy, it's just a theory. When your husband shaves his head...you have to have a nice razor...it can be scary when it's not.

It is ok to do nice things for yourself even when you have what feels like a mountain to climb before you are out of debt. Make it small. $5 a month for a movie subscription to watch all our favorite documentaries you can't get any other way is a wonderful way to celebrate the good things in life...thanks Don for pointing this out at our last meeting!  We realized we were punishing ourselves by not subscribing to this service because we were telling ourselves "we don't deserve it".  What we don't deserve is to live with the guilt of the past. We are moving forward.

Craigslist has some awesome buys...like new-in-the-box toys at 25% the cost of retail or an entire living room set that you don't mind your friends seeing for under $100. There is good and bad on Craigslist; but the good can be really good!

Customers Rock!!!! Kari has met some amazing people through her job and most of them are a blast to chat with! Thanks to all those awesome customers who are debunking the recession and still making the drive to Heiney's for good food! Thanks!!!
Warm Novembers may not be good for the gas company's bottom line but it is GREAT for ours. Yay to lower utility bills this month!

Giving Thanks. A HUGE thanks that goes beyond words to our coach Don and to everyone that has put their time and energy into Project Money.

And Sharing...we are looking forward to taking some of our money this year and giving it away.  It is funny now that we know where our money is going and what it is doing. We realized that we have enough even when it feels too tight some months and some unexpected thing seems to blow our budget. We have money to put into a budget and for all the people who are struggling this year because of a loss of income or reduction in income. We feel there is nothing more important to do with our money than to share it.

This week we are celebrating an attitude of gratitude.

Comments

[Anglinia]

I have been feeling the same way. It is hard not to beat yourself up about buying something. The other thing is that I have not had the time to really go through my coupons so I am beating myself up about going to the grocery store.

[Rachel]

I am going through the same thing!! I am totally feeling guilty and subconsciously punishing myself. Last week on Black Friday I spent $90 on 6 shirts/pants (my professional wardrobe is dwindling and I am starting to wear ripped jeans to work because I haven't purchased any good clothes for a year) and I left the store feeling REALLY bad. My mom talked me off the cliff and reassured me that I spent the money responsibly and that was the key. ANYWAYS, I am so glad you said, "What we don't deserve is to live with the guilt of the past. We are moving forward." I am glad we can share in similar experiences!