Jul 22, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
“What if nobody bought new stuff? What would happen to the economy?” This was a question asked by Thom yesterday, and I might add, a very good one. First let me say that I appreciate the people that have enough money and are willing to pay for new items....
Jul 22, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Save $
Grocery shopping is the only shopping I’ve done lately, and really the only shopping I’ve had any desire for. I went to Sprouts last night, as I have a few select things I like to get there. Tuna steaks and kabobs mostly. Their seafood is not smelly....
Jul 20, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
I decided to go to the thrift store yesterday. I was hoping to find some shoes and shorts for the boys. I made them look for shorts individually, which did not go well until I forced them t do it together. They found 3 pairs and I found a fourth so now I...
Jul 18, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Recycle
Doing this challenge, my kids seem to have more money too. Just yesterday, Cole paid Joe to clean his room. You know, if his room gets clean and that’s how he wants to spend his money, I’m good with it. Here’s what I found in Joe’s clean...
Jul 15, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $ |
My son, Cole, needed 2 AAA batteries for the remote control at the church. With all of the equipment we have up there that require batteries, nothing requires that size. After we had lunch, I told him I would stop at the store if he wanted to go in by himself and...
Jul 14, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle, Salvaged, Thrift store
No shopping yesterday AND I managed to avoid the grocery store. :) My kids and I went to see the Sno-cone Lady, then went to the library, and they actually wanted to sit there and read for a long time. Wow, that was nice. Much better than being in a store hearing,...
Jul 10, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $, Thrift store |
I made a purchase. It was within my guidelines of “it must be used or come from a thrift store”, but let me confess, I didn’t need it. Here’s the short story… Once upon a time, many years ago, a girl with ADHD and a love for colorful...
Jul 9, 2010 | Ideas, No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Recycle, Save $, Thrift store |
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… My friend E got an amazing espresso machine for Christmas last year. It takes little pods (they call them capsules), similar to the Keurig machines. E needed to stop at the retail store to buy some more pods. Now...
Jul 7, 2010 | Recycle
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Jul 7, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle
I got to tour a private island yesterday. The owners are really wonderful people and the island is absolutely beautiful. After seeing the rocks, the landscape, the ocean views and the beach, if I had to guess at what I would see next, I would have not guessed in a...
Jul 4, 2010 | Abandoned places, Book reviews, No retail shopping, Thrift store |
Just to make things fun and chaotic, I’ll make this post from 2 non-sequential days. I visited this awesome little used bookstore. I would have photos to show, had I remembered to put the memory card in my camera. Luckily I didn’t take too many photos...
Jul 2, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle, Salvaged, Thrift store |
Okay, I had a desire to shop, but at a really fun little place on the side of the road. As Elizabeth calls Ed’s Stuff, “…it’s the little place that looks like a lot of yards sales threw up on the front lawn.” Ed is nice, not like the...
Jun 30, 2010 | Ideas, Recycle, Salvaged, Save $ |
problem: $0 I want to use the video feature on my DSLR, but when it’s bright and I’m outside, I can’t see the screen on the back of the camera in order to change my manual focus. possible solution: $375 I can buy a Zacuto Z-find attachment for my...
Jun 30, 2010 | No retail shopping, Salvaged, Save $ |
I just realized something yesterday, not only do I have some hoarding tendencies, I’m clearly a digital hoarder. I save all of my files, even the ones I know I will never use again. I have several binders filled with disks, many of them useless due to...
Jun 29, 2010 | No retail shopping, Read the fine print, Salvaged, Save $
My friend Ryan sent me this list of things you should never buy new, which also has a link to things you should never buy used. I agree with most of it. I got burned two years ago on buying a used laptop for my kids. Here are links to the lists: Things you should...
Jun 28, 2010 | Dumpster diving, No retail shopping, Thrift store |
I have taken dumpster diving to a whole new level. I was leaving church after work and happened to glance over at the dumpster. Sitting right on top were 6 really nice sofa/chair cushions! I’m not talking about those cheap crappy ones either, I’m...
Jun 25, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
I worked most of day 30, so there was no time to think about shopping, even if I had wanted to. Day 31 was a little bit different. I had bags of clothing and toys from a few days ago when I cleaned out some of our closets. I went to the thrift store to drop...
Jun 24, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $ |
Not too much to report over the last few days. I’ve been working a lot, finished some books and spent a bit of time with my kids. We had some unexpected dental expenses this month and to keep my credit card at zero, I had to pay a little more than usual because...
Jun 21, 2010 | No retail shopping, Salvaged, Thrift store |
We decided to take a trip down to Waco and go to Church Under the Bridge. (churchunderthebridge.org) I so wish it was closer… or I was closer. A two hour drive to church is a long drive, but for this place, well worth it. I was excited to bring my kids this...
Jun 21, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $
Last night I went to II Brothers (also know as the ‘other brother’) with a large group of people. We had so many people that we had to get a separate table for the kids. Yep, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. My kids were on their own...
Jun 19, 2010 | No retail shopping, Thrift store
Most people would argue that I’m an extravert, and although I do have those tendencies, I’m very much an introvert. On the continuum of ‘E’ to ‘I’, my slider is much more toward the ‘I’, which is one major reason...
Jun 18, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $
Today I had to go to the Apple store to make a return, for work. I don’t mind so much visiting the Apple store, it’s having to walk through the mall that hurts me. I had my kids with me and they immediately gravitated toward the iPads. I went to the...
Jun 16, 2010 | Dumpster diving, Ideas, No retail shopping, Recycle |
On day 14 of the challenge, I blogged about a recycling program I set up at our church building. I have received some emails about my “free recycling program”, challenging me with the question, “Is it ethical?” Let me start by saying these people have some very...
Jun 12, 2010 | No retail shopping, Save $ |
I just couldn’t take it anymore. My car was so messy and dirty! Time to take it to the car wash. Yes, I know what you’re thinking… “…isn’t that a retail place?” I suppose it could be considered that, but hear me out, then...
Jun 9, 2010 | No retail shopping, Recycle |
I haven’t had any shopping challenges over the past few days, but I did figure out how to do some recycling at the church… for free. Churches are considered a business and fall under the commercial recycling programs. At my best estimation, for the...
