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About Me:

34 yr old female trying to keep it together. I call my financial life a work in progress because though I have always had frugal inclinations I only recently started on an informal financial education with an end goal to make my money work for me! Of course I can be weak. Thai food, traveling, self-justification and laziness eat away at my savings. But I am getting there. I think. I used to be very jealous of the Jones' but now realize that they are broke and stressed so I prefer my own progress and accomplishments. My life may not be flashy but I have seen the consequences of a high-end lifestyle. I count myself lucky to be alive and aware in these economic times because I have learned so much and believe that in the long run I will come out farther ahead from a little suffering now. As long as I am not regressing, then I am pleased.

Fun fact to help navigate my posts: BB = Baseball Boy. My husband.

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My November 2008 Wedding:
Total $23,630...Paid in Full! And had a BLAST!

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Quotes to keep me on track:

"Save FIRST and then spend the leftover, not spend first and save what's left."

"How you spend your money today effects the life you will live tomorrow."

update to this mornings worried post

January 10th, 2009 at 12:43 am

To recap, I worried:

*About my mortgage falling through the cracks
*If I should buy twin sheets to fit a bed I have had in storage for years.
*If I could find the screws to put said bed together after it gets moved into new house.
*If I should re-use old bathmat and shower curtain in new house or buy new.
*how we were going to scrounge up some extra money to cover unexpected moving/closing expenses.

In the course of the day I have:

* no news yet on mortgage related stuff but that's ok.

*found sheets in storage to fit my twin bed (pretty rose colored).

*Screws are still missing but BB feels confident they can be replaced.

*When cleaning out our closets today, BB found a MOTHERLOAD of expensive clothes with the tags still attached. I'm listing them on ebay tonight, might pull us in an extra $60-70.00. Money could come in handy. However, my new years resolution is to NOT SPEND ANY MONEY EARNED OFF EBAY IN 2009 (Ironic-no?)

Posted in a bit about me, myself and more me | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “update to this mornings worried post”

Koppur Says:
January 10th, 2009 at 03:07 am 1231556820
1231556820

Clothes with tags sell great online!!
whitestripe Says:
January 10th, 2009 at 03:11 am 1231557075
1231557075

if i were you i would not worry about purchasing anything for your new home until you're 100% moved in, especially if you've already got stuff that might be old and crappy or not the right colour. you did mention worries about extra money, so buying new stuff at the moment is probably not wise, especially if you're still concerned about financing too. best wishes, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
lizajane Says:
January 10th, 2009 at 05:14 pm 1231607688
1231607688

Maybe you could "loan" yourself the ebay money temporarily, and pay it back (with interest!). It's kind of bending the rules, but not breaking them.
gamecock43 Says:
January 10th, 2009 at 06:20 pm 1231611600
1231611600

ooohhh...good idea!

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Gamecock's Mind over Money

Trying to keep life from falling apart, trying to become a person to be proud of.

update to this mornings worried post

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