And why did I want to go so badly? By the third store I was getting tired. By the fourth store I was getting a migraine. I had to take Tylenol and a nap when I got home after just three hours of shopping - and it's not like the stores were even crowded! Maybe I have a psychological reaction to spending money - it literally made me sick!
Anyway, I picked up enough gifts for my niece for Christmas and my younger son's birthday next month. I got four gifts for DH for Christmas, so I'm pretty well done with him too. I picked up a nice DVD holder for my parents - we have purchased recordable DVDs and plan to transfer all of their old Christmas tapes over to them. Now I have a nice album to present them in. I actually had the idea of wrapping up a garbage can filled with VHS tapes, with this album at the bottom I'll have to run it by DH to see what he thinks.
My best find of the day: On a whim, I stopped first at The Salvation Army to look at their children's books. I bought $15 worth - about 20 books. At least half of them are in new condition. D's family has a tradition of giving a "book bag" for Christmas - just a cloth bag filled with books. We have adopted it for our boys. They each get at least 5-6 books - this year, it looks like it will be a lot more!
I deposited $90 in my checking account (mileage check and Rite Aid rebate), then took out $190. $40 is for entertainment, $50 for groceries, and $100 for gifts. I hoep this can last us a week and a half, until my next payday. If not, any shortage will have to come from savings. After today's shopping, I have app. $20 left for gifts and $20 left for groceries. I haven't touched the entertainment money yet. I plan to string together a few non-spend days here, as they are desperately needed after today!
Received a $3 Rayovac rebate and a $1.56 Hunts rebate. Every little bit helps!
Got the shopping out of my system
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I don't go very often but sometimes at the mall with all the people, I feel like I'm watching people from another planet. Shopping-shopping-spending-spending! Very, very weird!
Sounds like you did good. Maybe you won't have to go back out into the scarey, scarey stores! : 0
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