I’ve been a real blog-slacker this week and last. I’m not sure if I’ve just been too busy, or uninspired, or maybe a little of both. Anyhow, down to business. This week was much easier to spend less. We eat pizza at least once a week (we’d have it every day if it were up [...]
Archive for the ‘financial wizard I am not’ Category
13 Feb
No Spend Challenge-week 2
Wow, it’s been a busy week! First a birthday, then some tornado excitement, Big SWITCH, the first guitar lessons, my laptop is in the computer hospital, and we’re finally to Friday! Man, did I ever need a day off! Just to clarify on the “challenge”, there are, of course, many expenses (utilities, car pymnt, [...]
6 Feb
carikelley.com
Ok, really…I suck. Really, I do. I think some evil vanity monster just took over my mind. I just spent 15 completely unnecessary dollars on a domain name….DURING my Spend Nothing Challenge month! I was doing some blog “maintenance” and saw a little thing flash across the top that told me I could buy my [...]
5 Feb
no spend challenge–beginning week 1
The first day of my “spend nothing challenge” I realized that I was in desperate need of a haircut. Now, why did I not notice this until I decided to be more aware of how much I was spending?! AND!! my vacuum cleaner is not sucking. that’s just great, b/c I CANNOT live without a [...]
4 Feb
Challenging the status quo
Economy, recession, lay-offs, buy-outs, blah, blah, blah. And I don’t even watch the news! It’s not that I’m “irritated” by it all, but … jeesh, can we hear something positive? Just today, a guy came into the church needing help paying his rent and car payment–he was more than a little behind on his car [...]
30 Jan
Spend Nothing-Part 2
Ok, so it’s not a hair-brained scheme. I think it’s just plain old common sense. Being frugal. Tight. Daring to be different. Spitting in the face of consumerism. Whatever you wanna call it. Already a problem…2, in fact. It’s a birthday month for the Kelley house. The youngest darling turns 12! Oh, my. She wants [...]
30 Jan
Spending nothing in Feb
From Leaving Excess, who got it from Mom Advice. What a novel idea. Spend nothing. We have heard so much lately about the economic downturn/crisis. You don’t have to look far to read about layoffs, buyouts, and foreclosures. So far, my life has continued on as normal. As if my family is completely immune to [...]
