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August 2nd Recap, Purging and no splurging

August 3rd, 2013 at 12:12 am

Recap: $7.07 for a gift for party DS is going to on Sunday. Used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby. Paid scheduled fixed bills from today's paycheck.

Still working on purging and decluttering. Tomorrow I have three big bags of random stuff I rounded up while going through things, two bags of hand-me-downs to our friends, and one big bag of trash to the dumpster.

I rearranged the furniture in the dining room after getting rid of picture I didn't love (leaving tomorrow). It looks a lot nicer. I've also rearranged the china cabinet, rotating things in and out.

We didn't splurge and spend $5 for a Little Ceasar's pizza. I usually do that sometimes when I'm single parenting. Not tonight. That is $5 that can be spent elsewhere. It was Tyson chicken nuggets and French fries. With Gatorade to drink. I'm definitely trying to cut down on soda and sugary drinks. I think if I can increase the appetizability of plain water with lemon and lime slices that might be a "fun" option too.

Today I mowed the lawn and went to the bank. Tonight is the major carpet cleaning session.

So, there is the spending, purging, and non-splurging of it all.

Also: Totally forgot this big budget helper ... I called over to the pediatrician to see if they have free of my daughter's asthma maintenance meds ($165 per month insurance cost - not covered since we're meeting deductibles now - and any nasal spray). I ended up with two months of Flovent and two months of Nasonex, saving me over $400 for the next two months.)

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3 Responses to “August 2nd Recap, Purging and no splurging”

  1. snafu Says:
    August 3rd, 2013 at 01:58 am 1375495110
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    Wow! one phone call saved $ 400. cost of meds which probably represents the equivalent of $ 520. taxable income. Brilliant to call the paediatrician's office for samples.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    August 3rd, 2013 at 02:17 am 1375496245
    1375496245

    Glad samples were available! Great job resisting the $5 pizza.

  3. Wino Says:
    August 3rd, 2013 at 10:27 pm 1375568838
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    I am always appalled by the price of medicines. I take a daily migraine preventive medication. Since migraines are not well-understood, and many people respond to only one medication, you pretty much are stuck with the pills that work no matter what they cost. When I was without insurance, I was paying over $400 per month for my meds, and an occasional $300 per prescription for my migraine abortive (the one that gets rid of a migraine that happens even if you take the preventative). If you've ever had a migraine, you'd gladly pay these prices to prevent or get rid of one. But it certainly hurt the budget and was a large part of the reason I gave up my consulting business to go back to my "real job."

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