September 2011
13 posts
I never did get around to writing up my last...
So Zack and I are not at the best right now. Its not that we are fighting. We just… arent completely in sync. He doesnt deal well with us being broke. Not that I do, I just know that there isnt much other option. I told him that if he can find a better option out there, if there is something some where that will make him happy then by all means he should go out there and find it or do it, or...
My Christmas stockpile is getting nice.
Had a pretty successful thrifting and yard saling...
Poor people can have pets.
We have a cat named Raul. Raul needs to be neutered very badly. We currently do not have the funds to have it done at a private vets office. The SPCA will do it very cheap but only if we can prove that he has had all his vaccinations. He has. But we can not prove it. So…. where did that leave me? With google. Most cities have discounted spay and neuter programs through private practices....
Lets get away from the vanity and materialism.
Lets talk about some real things here for a minute. You may not know this, but I am not just your everyday run of the mill stripper/blogger/modern American homemaker. I went to college. Thats right. Im educated, mother fuckers. Guess what I am currently doing with my expensive education? Nothing. Because I hate practicing in my field of study. It was great to learn, not where I want to spend the...
I know this is going to hurt {both figuratively...
Ladies…we have to give up the nail salon. Its fifty bucks every two weeks that just isnt reasonable. I am still not great with my fingernails, but I am learning. Go to walmart buy a shell pink polish and a white french polish and a clear coat. Learn to do your own toes. You will suck at it for a while, and it will take practice, but you can do it. You want some advice? Buy a cheap set of...
BARTER!
Not everyone has this option. I know. You have to have a skill or a trade that is valuable to someone who also has a skill/ trade/ good that you want, but it is possible.
I have a girlfriend who is a stylist in a salon. She is fabulous. I can not afford her prices. My boyfriend is a tattoo artist, and she is a tattoo collector. She can not afford his prices. She does my hair, a full cut and...
A friend of mine just asked me for some valid...
When searching ebay always hit the button on the left side of the screen that says free shipping. Its worth it.
Christmas sucks.
My entire life I have watched my parents stress and suffer over providing an adequate Christmas without going into debt over it. They never succeeded. My mom is a horrible gift giver by nature. I believe she genetically inherited this trait from her mother. She spends a lot of money they cant afford on things that we dont want or need. She tries and we love her. She is however, and excellent...
Want to paint a room in your house?
If you arent picky, Walmart, Lowes and Home Depot all have shelves with paint that wasnt tinted just right. So it went up for sale at a much more discounted price. Might brighten up your day a little.
Second Hand consumerism
BUY USED SHIT! There. Thats all there is to it. Buy used stuff. Yard sales are some of the most amazing shopping points that you can find, and thrift stores come in at a close second. Clothes, furniture, knick knacks, decor, house supplies. All at a fraction of retail costs. My partner and I spend at least one day a week buying someone elses used stuff.
Here are a few key points to yard sale...
Talk to your providers.
We all want to dodge the conversations about not having money to pay when we said that we would pay. We spend days or weeks living in fear of having our insurance lapse or our lights turned off. I spent months doing it. Here is what I have learned; you dont have to do that. Talk to your insurance company. Talk to your power company, talk to your phone company. Most of the time if you contact them...