exhausted

Is it possible to have your life be so overcommitted that you are no longer a conscious being, you are just a robot on automatic pilot? That’s how I feel today.  I am beyond it.  If I didn’t have to pay my own way, I would just walk away from all of it.  I am [...]

ebates

I joined Ebates in 2009, but I just got smart enough to finally use them and guess what?! I got a $6.10 rebate from Ebates from my recent purchases at JCP.  I don’t know why I haven’t kept Ebates in my favorites!  As much as I like online shopping, I could’ve really been ringing up the [...]

feeling blue

I’m feeling blue even though life is great.  So I will hold on to the good until I feel more in control.  Why so blue?  Well, I just feel like I’m not on top of things and there is no relief in sight.  There is no time for me on the horizon.  At least it’s [...]

financial update

I’m ending the week with $44!  That’s over half of my weekly allowance. It almost didn’t happen.  I saw the cutest sweater over lunch today.  Thick, one button, open front, with a little sparkle woven in.  I still wnt it, but I talked myself out of it.  I’m glad I did.  For one thing, I need [...]

finances

$20 a day. Monday - Sunday.  That’s the challenge.  For all daily expenses – lunch, incidentals, etc., that’s the limit.  That’s my spending money budget for the week. All savings through the week will go into an account as savings for bonuses like Friday night’s with the girls, things I don’t really need, and other treats and [...]