I've Been on a Spending Spree in the Last Week

Just a little one.  It started with my boss buying Christmas presents for Big A. She wondered what she could get him. I’d seen these at Walmart 2 for $30 Wii Bundles and 2 for $25 Wii Bundles. You have to pick two games they are offering. I’d already asked AJ about them, he said they were all duds. But he’s an adult, and Big A’s somewhat less mature (having Down Syndrome) so I asked for his opinion. He chose:

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

My boss bought Night at the Museum from me, for Big A.

And I wanted these:
Family Party: 30 Great Games Outdoor Fun. I’ve tried this, it’s kind of a dud. I was kind of tired when I was checking it out, so maybe when I can understand it better we’ll have more fun with it. Maybe if I chose a younger Mii and didn’t name her Mop. 

Dancing With the Stars: We Dance! Haven’t tried this yet. Haven’t even watched the show so I’m not quite sure what it’s going to be about. Although I did read some reviews that people were working up a sweat. I would love to try Wii Fitness, just to check it out. UPDATE: I decided to try Dancing with the Stars on Saturday and this game is a LOT of fun.  I played for half an hour straight and worked up a sweat.  As I mentioned I’ve never watched the show, but the judges comments are hilarious!  I am not a video game player by any stretch of the imagination, and I’m so bad that AJ had to try a couple dances just to show me just how bad I am. LOL. He scored 177,000 points on professional level for the Bootylicious dance. I even got Mr. A to try a couple of dances. He doesn’t play video games either, but he did really great at this one! We had a great time playing together. I was laughing really hard to see these two guys dancing to this game.  I’ll have to have Big A try playing with me and see how he likes it.

When you consider my son AJ regularly pays $50 for Wii games, it was  quite a bargain to get four games for $60.

And then I bought myself one of these:

Disney 512MB Mix Stick MP3/WMV Player (Princess Flowers) – DS17014

[Update: Buy.com is no longer selling this item, but you can still get it from Amazon.com: Disney 512Mb Mix Stick Princess Flower Mp3 Player]

I get a deals alert from Buy.com and this was just too good a deal to pass up. It says it holds up to 8 hours of MP3 songs and 16 hours WMA songs. I don’t want it for songs, I want it to download some podcasts to listen to on the way to and from work.

OH. The best part of all, it’s only $9.99 with FREE shipping!  But you probably have to hurry to get this deal.  Limit of five per customer.

AJ and I carpool. He blogs while I drive.  He would really like me to talk less so he can concentrate, so this little MP3 player might fit the bill. I just have to make sure I have it loaded with something.

Let’s see, then what else did I buy… oh yes. I got a clearance email from my favorite seed company, Pinetree Seeds. They were selling fall bulbs at a discounted price. My order came to $16.85.

Here’s what I got:

Product #: SF630-STAR OF BETHLEHEM (10 bulbs)
Price: $2.95

Okay, in searching for a photo of Star of Bethlehem, I discovered that some people consider it a weed.  That is good to know. I’ll put it in its own secure area so it won’t get out of control. Not that it could really get going too well without water in the summer.

Product #: SFD-DAFFODILS – OUR CHOICE (10 bulbs)
Price: $4.95
Quantity: 1
Subtotal: $4.95

Product #: SFT-TULIPS – OUR CHOICE (10 bulbs)
Price: $3.95

And my lettuce seed didn’t germinate too well. I planted all that I had, so I needed more seeds. This is the one I like to order. It is a variety of sweet looseleaf lettuces.

Product #: 203-PINETREE LETTUCE MIX
Price: $1.25

I think that’s it.

I think it’s the holiday that is causing me to spend frivolously.

How are you doing?  Has the Christmas bug bitten you yet? Speaking of Christmas, what do you do in the way of budgeting for Christmas?

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