Every once in a while I started getting these really strong urges to spend money; especially when we’ve made a renewed commitment to our budget.   The weird thing is, I’m really not that much of a spender.  It’s the deprivation mode setting in.

Here’s some things I did to deal with those urges.

Dug out my gift cards to see how much is left on each one. I have one for $25 … click here to continue reading How Do You Get Through Spending Urges?

Do you take advantage of the birthday free offers from various establishments?

I know there are a lot out there, but I don’t really like to go out if I don’t have to so I don’t usually partake in any of the offers.  I am signed up for these two:

Baskins-Robbins Birthday Club – you should see the offer to sign up for their Birthday Club right on the home page.

NYPD Pizza … click here to continue reading Birthday Freebies

Back in October I ordered some shoes for Big A from Zappos, and decided to order a matching pair for Mr. A.

Big A’s shoes fit, but Mr. A was aghast that I’d spent over $100 on a pair of shoes; basically he refused to wear them.   I kept telling myself I need to get those shoes sent back, but of course I’d remember just before going to sleep at night, … click here to continue reading Returning Shoes to Zappos

In the last few weeks, I’ve heard people around me having conversations about going to Mexico for health and dental care because the costs are so much lower than they are here – even in some cases – cheaper than co-pays, I understand.

One conversation was at work, after I’d brought my Zenni Optical glasses to the office to show coworkers, in case they could use a resource like Zenni.  One … click here to continue reading Would You Go to Mexico for Health Care?