Category Archives: Just Stuff

Day 2 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

30 Day Abundance Project
Day 2 – $200 Millionaire Mommy has invited us to do this money exercise with her. I'm supposed to double the amount of money every day I'd use to go on a spending spree. I have trouble thinking of things to spend money on because I try to live frugally and keep my wants to a minimum. I asked Mr. A what he'd buy if he had $200. He couldn't think of anything. We talked about a few things but… Read the rest

Day 1 – MM’s 30 Day I Want More Money Exercise

30 Day Abundance Project
I've decided to join in with Millionaire Mommy's 30-Day I Want More Money Exercise. Day 1 – $100 Spending SpreeI'd buy one of these Litter Kwitter kits and teach our cats to use the toilet instead of having to buy cat litter every month. We used $104 on cat litter in the past year. If I could get our four cats trained to use the toilet, the kit would pay for itself within one year. [Added in at 5:15pm.] Gratitude:… Read the rest

"Wiggle" Room

Just Stuff
Paid Twice has written two posts now about having some “wiggle” room in the budget. I admire PT for being so focused on debt reduction, I recognize myself in her. But that was many years ago. I sometimes want to kick myself for not having that drive, the desire to be debt-free so strongly. But I just don't seem to have the stamina for it any longer. I remember when I was a teenager, and feeling disgusted for the wasteful… Read the rest

When Being Poor Warps Your Thinking

Just Stuff
I remember when our income was so meager that I didn't bother to look to see how much something cost, because I didn't have even five extra dollars to buy it. When more money started coming in, I remember the astonishment when looking at an item and thinking I'd done without that little thing all these years, when it only cost five dollars! I guess I'd thought it cost a lot more. Last week, my boss asked me if my… Read the rest