Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Yardsale Tip - make sure street name is spelled right in the ad

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Aye yi yi. If your street's name is Cox Road, you should always double check to make sure the classified ad person knows how to spell i...
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Monday, May 28, 2007

Happy Memorial Day

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Had a pretty relaxing Memorial Day weekend. I took the above pic last summer while out on a boat. I wanted to post a different one but I c...
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Sunday, May 27, 2007

Did a highway yardsale yesterday (made $150)

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On my website I say in general to stay away from holding a yardsale on 3 day holiday weekends. I did it anyway. My friend asked me to do a...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Nasal Douche .50 (I think it can double as a crack pipe)

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I had to yardsale with Jacob on Saturday since my husband played golf. We hit a school yardsale (mostly newer items) and then a church yard...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Went shopping at the .35 clothing thrift store

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Today I bought the above vintage wool letterman cardigan sweater for a whopping .35! Certain day of the week, Vintage Value sells clothes f...
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How much would your Average Joe pay for all this?

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Today I bought these ten compact fluorescent light bulbs at Giant (grocery store) - where the normal price is $4.99 each, then you add in th...
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Monday, May 14, 2007

Wonder bread prices make me wonder. Newsflash - I went to the mall today!

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My life significantly changed for the better in the past year when my picky eatter son began eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Tha...
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Bargain junk from yesterday = college fund

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Yesterday I went to take recycleables to the recycling center and right on top of the bin was this empty clean water jug. I've been loo...
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Monday, May 07, 2007

Note to Self: May 1, 2008 - go to St. Mary's College

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and look for some beefcake eye candy. It's a free frugal nude event. Here's a link to remind myself: St. Mary's College nake...

Met former Maryland Senator Bernie Fowler on Saturday

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On Saturday the Calvert Marine Museum had a free festival with lots of activities etc (there was a Chesapeake Bay dog retriever demonstratio...
Sunday, May 06, 2007

Happy Birthday to me!

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Today's my birthday but I feel like I received my BD present earlier in the week. Some loser neighbors I had got evicted. So they are n...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

I saved $2 by not entering the Lobster Zone today

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I had lunch today with my husband at a local restaurant. Hadn't been to this particular restaurant in a while and was a little bit weir...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

More Staples bargains

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I went to Staples the other day and went a little overboard on stickies. I couldn't help myself, they were on clearance for only .50 a p...
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Monday, April 30, 2007

Gotta check your grocery receipts

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I was at the grocery store today and bought some broccoli crowns ($1.29/lb on sale) but the cashier charged me for regular broccoli which co...
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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Tis the Season for gift receiving

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Today starts my three weeks of gift receiving. Anniversary, birthday and Mother's Day. Went to a bunch of yardsales on Saturday. I ne...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Happy Belated Earth Day - we celebrated by buying a gas powered hedge trimmer

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Earth Day was this past Sunday - we went to a nearby town for their Earth Day festival. They had closed off the streets. When I took the a...
Saturday, April 21, 2007

Recap of my trip to upstate NY

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I never really mentioned what I did over spring break (visited my mom at my childhood home - neither of which is pictured above). My son an...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Bought a brain and a book today

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I paid $1 for the jello brain mold and .50 for a book. Pretty slim pickins at the thrift today. Supposed to be a nice weekend, so there sh...
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Motorcycle fixed. Glasses bought.

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My husband got the motorcycle fixed. Get this, it was a measly $3 part that broke and made it impossible to change gears. Back when he bou...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Went to the dentist on Monday

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I had a 10:10am appointment on Monday to get two fillings replaced. (Personally, I think whenever a dentist can't find any new cavities...
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