Category Archives: spending money

The Zenni Optical Glasses Order

spending money
I'm not sure what to think.  My Zenni Optical order placed April 3rd arrived yesterday, but… well… I think… I hope… that they shipped the wrong glasses. First off, there are three pair of glasses, which is what we ordered, shown below. I ordered this first pair in “Clear Burgundy”. I ordered this pair in “Gray”: And this pair was to be “Clear Purple”: However, the pairs we got look NOTHING like the ones I ordered. Here they are. Metal… Read the rest

Yay, My Costco Glasses Arrived!

Just Stuff, spending money
They called me on Thursday afternoon to let me know they were ready for pickup. AJ's glasses were ready on Tuesday afternoon!  I wonder if in this economic downturn they aren't as busy – maybe people aren't buying as many pairs of glasses?  At any rate, they were ready so we stopped by on our way home after work. I have a fun story to tell.  It just made me smile. AJ wanted to order a pizza on the way… Read the rest

Mr. A Finds A Deal on Craigslist

spending money
Mr. A needed some scaffolding for a job where he was going to be installing 15 ceiling fans into homes that had 20′ vaulted ceilings. We checked on Craigslist and found a guy that was selling not only the scaffolding that Mr. A wanted, but also a 32 foot extension ladder, and a shorter ladder. The guy only wanted $125 for all three things! The ladder alone was worth nearly $400 if Mr. A bought it brand new. And the… Read the rest

My $15 Yard Sale Find

frugal, spending money
It's getting to be that time of year again at my job – time to get the raffle tickets cut and perforated.  We paid $50 for 1200 sheets to be processed, and this year we're doing 1500, so the cost went up to $65.  On the way back to work last Thursday, having dropped off the tickets, I drove past a yard sale.  I drove past, but was tempted by a purple vacuum sitting at the end of the driveway. … Read the rest