Category Archives: spending money

My Son Needs New Shoes – Expensive Shoes

spending money
As I've mentioned before, our oldest son has Down Syndrome. He's also got really wide feet. During the summer he can get by with wearing flip-flips but now that winter is coming he really needs a pair of shoes. AJ (our younger son) has used Zappos in the past and has been very pleased with them. I needed to find out what size shoe to order for my son, let's call him Big A. Now you've met me, Mrs. Accountability,… Read the rest

I Fell in a Pothole at the Mall

Just Stuff, spending money
I decided I needed to get some things returned that we'd bought and found we didn't need after all. Mr. A bought a pair of jeans from Costco in his size, but they didn't fit. They're too long for me, so I took them with me when I went into work today. Costco is so good at taking back returns. I used $10 of the cash back to pay the copay on my asthma medication from Costco Pharmacy. I also… Read the rest

I’m Gold

spending money, True Confessions
I don't brag about myself very much but I just have to spout off a little about our successful event at work last Friday. We had nearly 80 prizes to give away and if it hadn't been for me, we wouldn't have had nearly as many prizes. Everyone kept saying it was our best year ever for prizes. But they didn't acknowledge the main reason. Me. Yes, little ol' me. I felt like The Little Red Hen. Well, I guess… Read the rest

Spending Spree

30 Day Abundance Project, spending money
Our cash flow problem has ceased. Whew. The client that Mr. A billed the other day paid 75% of the amount due. That's okay, he's worked with her for over two years and she'll pay the rest soon. I sat down on Wednesday night and listed all the bills that are upcoming, estimated the gasoline usage until the end of the month, listed the credit card that we have been using to balance out the cash flow and once we… Read the rest