The comments on PDF's are illuminating. Most of the people there are worried about money -- mostly that they owe much more than everyone thinks they do.
Ouch. We don't have that struggle,
but we have to be very, very careful to keep it from happening, by:
*paying off credit cards every month. No matter what.
*only taking vacations after we've saved up the money to do so. (Which means the big stuff, like our Panama trip last December, takes a couple years to plan and execute. It's kind of fun anticipating, though.)
*giving only minimal birthday and Christmas gifts. I told one friend, "You spend on one kid what we budget for the whole family!"
*keeping the house temp at 62 degrees. Turning off lights. (This is my bugaboo, not Husband's. He likes them blazing.)
*buying very few clothes (except underwear) anywhere but the thrift shop. (Granted, we live in a very high-income county. The clothes at the Task Force are often better labels because of it.)
*hitting up the marked-down shelves at grocery stores. Regularly. Especially for meat. (Have you noticed how beef prices have skyrocketed??)
Back to secrets. Have you got one to share? I'll swap you for a few of my own:
*I've purchased presents at the thrift shop, including wedding gifts and those high-end sweaters. (You try to get the new-looking ones, of course.)
*I'm a little scared to lose much weight -- every time I've done so in the past, the chances for being hit on or stared at have increased. Not sure why, either -- I'm not that goodlooking. But it happens. And I HATE it.
*Every time we take a financial hit (like Husband's recent illness), part of me is convinced we'll soon be out on the street, begging for nickels. I have to fight this.
There. What's yours?
3 comments:
I've purchased gifts at the thrift shop too!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and entering the giveaway. Good luck!
Because our family are mostly just shy of over the hill and don't really need much we have devised a Christmas game. Every one has to go to a thrift shop and find a strange gift for around $5. Then we play a give swap game. The result is a day full of laughs and warm memories are made. Occasionally one of the gifts turn out to be useful like the Rotato. Others can be redonated to a charity thrift shop. Of course the grandkids are different. Grandparents can't stop buying for them you know. This year was a BIKE year. That was grandpa's idea.
have a warm cozy day
sharyn
It's good to know I'm not the only one in the thrift shop department! Just stopped there Sat afternoon; my local spot has a half-off sale once a month. I found a brand new fancy traveling jacket (high-end label) with specialty pockets for Husband's birthday. Cost: $5.
Thanks for writing, both of you.
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