Andrea's Frugal Home

Back with a Vengeance!

I have not posted on here for so long because I felt so ashamed.....my spending habits had gotten WAY out of control.  I had been on a frugal kick for a while, and then boom.  My resolve went out the window.  Ken has now taken over the finances and has cut up all of my credit cards.  That is a good thing in my opinion.  Even the debit cards gave me the false sense that I had money.  EEK!

The good news is we have a few big checks coming to us for various reasons.  Our taxes, student loan refunds, and tuition reimbursements will enable us to pay off our new car!   That will give us some breathing room and allow us to snowball $400 on to other things each month AND stick wihtin our budget.  We won't be rich by any stretch, but we will be doing OK and at least living within our means.

One thing I have been doing to cut down costs is making my own Bisquick mix.  Their recipes are usually pretty easy to follow, but a box of Bisquick is very costly.  So, I make a recipe I found on the internet and use that in place of the Bisquick in various recipes.  For some reason, it just makes everything I make with it seem like a special treat.  I made blueberry muffins today!  They were VERY good!!!

I guess you could say I'm living life more "simply" again, and for that I am grateful.  There's nothing worse than going out and spending a gob of cash and not know how you're going to pay for it.  Lesson learned!!

Tonight is game night......Ken and I are going to play a few games of Phase 10 dice and then some Triominos.  I just feel blessed to have my home, a roof over my head, heat, food, food for my pets, etc.  It's amazing that we had to lose almost everything to make me come to my senses.  But, now we are working our way out of debt again......I am most thankful for that!

Well, that's a start on my update....I will write more soon....right now, I need to make a batch of laundry detergent!

Andrea

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{ 01:35, 2007-Jan-28 } { Posted by Marie78 }

I need to remind myself to be appreciative that I have a warm place to live, food in the house for us and the cats. I need to be more thankful of the things I take for granted. I get so caught up sometimes in the things I can't afford (like dental work)Thanks for the reminder to count my blessings :)

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{ 10:58, 2007-Jan-28 } { Posted by nwmissourigal }

Glad you are back on track. Counting your blessings everyday is a God send for me. I count them one by one. YOu have a great week and keep on track...Blessings...Kathy