A pretty quiet day down around here. Early church and then to the supermarket. We did a huge shopping over at Shaws. We’re still working off the gift cards that we bought last month. While at the store we ended up saving $79.00 what with all the deals on meat and the use of competitors coupons. We made out pretty well, and once again it was because we have been doing meal plans and a cash budget each month. Just paying attention to where our money goes each month causes us to protect it more and make better decisions. Continue reading Dig, Dig, Dig→
Today Allison, Eva and I went to IKEA. We hadn’t been in a very long time because, well we tend to spend when we go there. Now, with Financial Peace University we’re putting most of our money towards paying down debt and saving. However, when Allison and Eva were gone I threw out one of our rugs, the thing was atrocious. It was one of those oval woven rugs from the 70’s and it had been shredded with time and the cats and the couches and also with the vacuum. I was cleaning the house after the Cable company came and I cleaned up after they left only to have the vacuum eat the rug. In my frustration I shoved the table off the rug, rolled it up, and tossed the rug on the porch. When I cleaned the floor underneath, I think I found Jimmy Hoffa and a couple of broken crayons under there as well. Dave or no Dave (Ramsey that is), we needed a new rug. Continue reading Redecorating Eva’s Room at IKEA→
