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What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
I am fighting the urge to go to the bookstore after work today. There is a book I want, and even though it was payday Friday, I didn't get the $400 reimbursement check I expected, so I really should wait until next payday. I'm also fighting the urge to go pay off my luggage on layaway, when I know I should wait for the reinbursement check as well.
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
I had a gift certificate for a spa place. Instead of going low, I went ahead and got a manicure and a pedicure, to treat myself prior to vacation. Including what I went over on the GC and what I tipped, I spent $25 on a totally unecessary luxury. Since it's my first ever, I don't feel too horrible about it, although on My Challenge it's tough. I may coninue to do it every five years or so.
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
drove to work! paying for parking is so stupid when i can light rail it in. but feeling so yucky driving means sleeping an extra 45 minutes or so. i need that more.
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
Originally posted by debtfreeme
drove to work! paying for parking is so stupid when i can light rail it in. but feeling so yucky driving means sleeping an extra 45 minutes or so. i need that more.
Taking the rail when you can frees up money sop when you feel yucky you can slept late without guilt, I hope! Feel better!
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
Bad bad me. I bought a magazine at the store last night. And the worst part is, it wasn't even a really good one! I would have much rather spent my money on one of the few magazines I collect, but this was just a Cosmo. I was feeling down and needed cheering up. Didn't work. I think that trip to Target (see my blog about feeling illegal) started me down a bad course again! Gotta watch out!!!
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
I put two stamps on an envelope to my Mom rather than go to the effort of 1)getting out the scales here at home or 2)going IN to the post office and veryifying the need for more than one. Bad mailer! Bad mailer! \\\\\\\\wrist slap///////
Somedays just being overly frugal is just not worth the additional effort, KWIM Ima??
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
Frugal: Bought a crock-pot (on sale, of course) so I can make economical meals this winter.
Unfrugal: Bought the $49 sale model instead of the $29 sale one I intended to buy. (Yeah, but it's digitally programmable! Automatically shifts to "warm" when it's done! I work long hours so if I bought the cheap one, it would crock the food to death. That wouldn't be very frugal in the long run, now would it?!)
Unfrugal: Instead of using my handy-dandy new crock-pot, I am taking my friend out to dinner tonight for his birthday. It's a tradition. (Don't even bother suggesting that I make dinner for him. The thing is still in the box and my fridge is empty.)
Frugual: My friend takes me to dinner on my birthday. So it's a wash over the course of a year.
Re: What unfrugal thing did you do today or yesterday?
Originally posted by LuxLiving
Bought the pre-grated cheese rather than grate it myself!
This isn't always unfrugal. You really need to watch the unit pricing. I've seen several times where the grated stuff was actually cheaper than the ungrated.
Steve
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* Why should I pay for my daughter's education when she already knows everything?
* There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.
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