Friday, June 12, 2009

spendings

and so my joy of making lists continues..

songs that i've been enjoying (this is for you, lulu!):
_lucky by jason mraz and colbie caillat
_spanish romance (thank you, tim!)
_river flows in you
_ saltwater room by owl city (i blame annie, who would blame jerry, therefore i blame jerry)
_desert song by hillsong united

not so recently, jared and i have been learning how to be real frugal shoppers. using and stacking coupons, taking advantage of rewards and deals, learning where to find these money savers, etc.. it has been fun to come out of a store with a longggg receipt, where more than half of the print is about deductions from sales and coupons. it feels like a real accomplishment!

or at least it did until i began thinking, "do i REALLY need these items?" well, i mean, i WILL use them if they are purchased.. but but.. they are on sale! okay fine. i don't need them.. or at least not right now. so i've come to the conclusion that the best way to savie money is to just not spend! buy the bare necessities (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwEBp3cKfM). that doesn't mean i'm going to give up looking for good/cheap deals, but i'll try to stop buying excessively. that extra bottle of shampoo and conditioner can wait.

if the milk carton says SELL BY a certain day that has already passed, how long will it still be considered "drinkable?"