I've been working on reducing the mountain of toys that surrounds me everyday be selling on Craigslist. I've considered using ebay for some of the stuff, but I can't see a point in paying those fees and all the hassle of shipping when you can list for free and the buyer comes to you!
I've sold a few things already. The kids were so upset to see these things go...they never cared about these things until they saw someone else taking it away.
I'll be using the proceeds to finish framing the art I bought to decorate this house. We've been here about 6 months and have not done much to it at all.
In other news, DH and I will be having our first financial midmonth chat tomorrow evening. Don't you just love romance after 7 years of marriage? I'm excited, but worried that the things I have to suggest won't be well received. Among the bad news, we're not saving as much at the end of each month as we used to and I'm proposing we cut our monthly personal budgets in half (cut $100 to $50 each). In addition, we should disconnect the extra phone we have. I'm always proposing he get a new job with more a more predictable schedule so that we can reduce or even eliminate the amount we spend on our nanny ($1,180/ month), but I can't push too much. Changing jobs is easier said than done.
There are a few other categories we could cut also.
Wish us luck!...and good fortune!
Romance in the air...midmonth financial chat approaching
January 15th, 2008 at 03:45 am
January 15th, 2008 at 04:42 am 1200372152
We have a mini financial chat most of six days a week when we go over the jobs the shop had for the day and put money into the envelopes. We seem to be on the same page on most things and that's a good thing. But a mid monthly chat - I like that idea!
Good luck to you..and great fortune, too!
January 15th, 2008 at 04:57 am 1200373076
January 15th, 2008 at 05:06 am 1200373618
Ahh, what part of ET did you live in? We love it - it's home!
January 15th, 2008 at 07:10 pm 1200424211
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June 16th, 2008 at 02:41 am 1213580461
OOTD can be found at:
http://www.myexp.org/OOTD_gate.php
Happy budgeting.