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Fleas!

June 27th, 2006 at 02:34 pm

Our neighbour's cat moved into our house last year. Officially he's ours now. Two days ago we realized he has fleas!!! It's horrible...our six year old has bites everywhere. I spent $80.00 on flea spray for the house, flea collars for both cats, shampoo, and a medicine that goes on the back of their necks to prevent the fleas from coming back. I've been doing laundry endlessly, vacuuming like a mad woman, and then throwing out the vacuum bags. Dh is on holidays with his Dad and brothers, and I'm here dealing with work, kids, and FLEAS!


Actually, I think I feel better now after this rant...back to vacuuming...

Credit Card Update

June 20th, 2006 at 08:00 pm

So far this month I have used the credit card a total of 0 times...my goal for June was to not use the card except for the down payment for ds's braces (because I want the free groceries that come with the use of the card!), and I will pay the card off as soon as I get the bill. Dh has used it twice, both times to eat out, but then had to listen to me gripe at him for awhile, so I don't know how enjoyable the meals actually ended up being. Mad wives are not a good thing to have around!

Ds is home sick today, so I only went to work for a few hours. Unfortunately, I get paid by the hour, so that's a few less bucks on my paycheck this period. Fortunately, this is an extra paycheck month and the money was going into savings anyways, so our budget isn't actually out anything. Can't be helped when the kids aren't well and want Mom.

Dh leaves for Vegas on Sunday. He's going with his Dad and two brothers. Their dad is paying for the flights and hotel stay, so they only need their spending money...very nice. They'll have fun and my plan is to be extremely frugal here while Dh is gone. It bothers me far less than him to not spend anything!

Free Lunch!

June 14th, 2006 at 10:46 pm

Ds's kindergarten class had a cookout today with all the kids and their parents. We roasted hot dogs and marshmallows and had juice, coffee, cookies and watermelon...all free of charge. Best of all, Dh and I picked up a TON of free pre-cut wood that people had brought for the campfires, and then weren't needed because there was way too much. Nobody wanted to take their wood home, and we weren't allowed to leave it there, so we cleared it out! Now we have plenty for our fireplace and our outdoor firepit. Very nice! (one parent handed me the wood that she'd just paid $5 for at the gas station--they have a gas burning fireplace at home and have no use for the wood. I offered her the money, but she declined.)

The money from my savings bond that my Dad cashed in on his trip ended up being $497 US. I'll be exchanging it and I think it's equal to $535 CDN. We would like a large dining room table. Our current one is glass topped and only seats 4. This might be a good use for the money, if I can find one I love.

We are organizing a neighbourhood garage sale for July 8th. I can't wait to make some money and declutter the garage! We are using the money to help fund our summer vacation to West Edmonton Mall and Drumheller...dinosaur bones, here we come!

Savings Bond Payday

June 6th, 2006 at 03:23 am

So my Dad just called from New York, where he's visiting relatives. He's cashed in my savings bond that I was given when I was born and it came to almost $500...once I convert this into Canadian funds it will be closer to $600...no small potatoes for my Challenge. I would like to have a plan for this money. It was given to my by my grandparents, who have both passed away, and I don't want to see it engulfed into the general account and frittered away on who knows what!

The problem (???) is that there isn't anything that I really need or want! I guess for now I'll just hold onto it.

Where do you keep your challenge money? I currently have almost $200, and it's in my drawer in a special red envelope!