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love that hubby

September 5th, 2006 at 02:23 am

That DH of mine is always surprising me. He has taken a very frugal turn lately. The other day I handed him an empty Shredded Wheat box and jokingly told him to think of a use for the crumbs in the bottom. He took them and made a pie crust, then filled it with a half-empty can of peach pie filling from the fridge, and topped it with a crisp. It was good - not outstanding, but a good use of leftovers. He's been doing a lot of little things lately that he never used to. Makes me smile!
We went to the NY state fair yesterday. What a money pit. Actually, we didn't do too badly. All the money we spent was admission and food, but we really did eat a lot. Spiedies, fresh fried potato chips, a blooming onion, fried dough, fudge, ice cream, and beer (DH only). This was all split by five adults over the course of eight hours, so don't anyone think we can eat THAT much without being sick Smile We did save money by not getting drinks with meals (I actually found a $.75 soda machine - the only one in the fair - and stocked up for later) and skipping the wine booth. We toured the tents but really didn't see anything at all we wanted. My SIL wanted me to buy a scooter for the kids (they were cheaper if you bought two), but we just said no and walked on. I would have liked to get one, but I just thought about how much we really could use $50 more than the scooter. She ended up buying two herself - I really don't know why (they have one child) - but that means she will probably end up sharing with my kids too!
The downsides: we didn't buy advance sale tickets because we didn't know until that day that we were going. Cost: $8 for two tickets. I also spent $1 on a coupon booklet that we didn't use any coupons out of. Blah. Other than that, no regrets.
Today we had a Labor Day picnic - cold weather, but no rain. We had quite a crowd - about 20 people. A nice lunch, games (horseshoes, lawn darts - yes, we know they're illegal - we are careful!, "rodeo golf", and bocce ball), then inside for more games (pinochle, board games). A whole night of free entertainment and visiting with friends and relatives. Ahhh....only money spent was for groceries, which my mom was chipping in for.
Speaking of mom...she has told me not to pay her any money for the next few months while DH is student teaching (I pay her some money every month for electric, phone, Netflix, Dish tv). She knows this is a hard time for us, as DH will basically be working full time, yet not getting paid. Add to that a 80 minute commute every day...and our expenses are going to be high. I'm not sure how I feel about this though - guilty, I guess. We'll see how the finances look. I'll give what I can spare, but it is nice to know that we have a little breathing room.
Enough rambling...

2 Responses to “love that hubby”

  1. LuckyRobin Says:
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    That's great on your Mom's part. Student teaching is a hard time on a family's finances since they aren't allowed to work while they are doing it (at least not in our state). Try not to let it bother you too much. There will come a day when you can do something for your mother when she needs your help and you won't think twice about it.

  2. jodi Says:
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    Thanks, Robin. That is a good way to think about it. I appreciate your nice words!

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