Officially on a 'No Spend'

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And what a time for it. Rolling Eyes

It's my fault. I don't even know what I bought last month, but DH wasn't impressed. I didn't think I got too bad, but I guess I got a little crazy.

*sigh*

What a bad time for a no spend.

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Awwww.....I'm sorry. I guess the credit card statement came eh Laughing

Thank goodness I'm in charge of the credit card or I would be in major trouble. DH will go affraid

if he knew how much I was spending.
Well at least you can look forward to getting free stuff from Maya Laughing

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LOL. Exactly. Plus, shipping takes so long around here, it'll be trickling in all month, LOL.

Ya, stupid online banking, LOL.
I'm a sucker for a great deal.

I should have known not to spend though, since getting my braces on was $1000 up front. I feel bad for not using my head.

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Oh I hate waiting for stuff too. The waiting period makes me want to buy more just to satisfy that "rush".

Then again what does DH expect you to do? You moved there just for him even though you hate it, there's nothing to do and nowhere to go. There's not even a Wal-Mart there! You're stuck at home all day taking care of Q. Now I'm sure you love taking care of Q but what else are you supposed to do? Darn internet Laughing

You're not alone either. I'm a huuuge sucker for deals Laughing

Subject: Re: Officially on a 'No Spend' Fri Jan 29, 2010 12:38 am

Momof2Boys wrote:: Oh I hate waiting for stuff too. The waiting period makes me want to buy more just to satisfy that "rush".

Then again what does DH expect you to do? You moved there just for him even though you hate it, there's nothing to do and nowhere to go. There's not even a Wal-Mart there! You're stuck at home all day taking care of Q. Now I'm sure you love taking care of Q but what else are you supposed to do? Darn internet

You're not alone either. I'm a huuuge sucker for deals

WSS! Even the part about being a sucker for deals Embarassed

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I think all women are suckers for great deals. That's what makes us the better shopper.

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Yup, exactly. I mean, I look online for deals...I find them, I buy them.
It's not like I spend thousands. It's like $20, $30, $40 here and there, but I do realize it adds up.

I told him that I want him to give me a limit of what I can spend per month. That way I know I can buy SOMETHING, but I won't just go and buy stupid little things that I don't need.

That's when I got told the amount is 0 for next month. Sad

This was before I broke the news that I just bought 3 new pairs of pants, LOL.

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QTsmum wrote:: Yup, exactly. I mean, I look online for deals...I find them, I buy them.
It's not like I spend thousands. It's like $20, $30, $40 here and there, but I do realize it adds up.

I told him that I want him to give me a limit of what I can spend per month. That way I know I can buy SOMETHING, but I won't just go and buy stupid little things that I don't need.

That's when I got told the amount is 0 for next month.
This was before I broke the news that I just bought 3 new pairs of pants, LOL.

That's what I was gonna suggest....ask DH to give you a spending limit every month. But you beat me to it. Great minds think alike Laughing

Aw man....it sucks that you can't spend anything next month.

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I think a monthly allowance is a good idea. Too bad he's being a scrooge right now!

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QTsmum wrote:: And what a time for it.
It's my fault. I don't even know what I bought last month, but DH wasn't impressed. I didn't think I got too bad, but I guess I got a little crazy.

*sigh*

What a bad time for a no spend.

that really blows Sad

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Momof2Boys wrote:: Oh I hate waiting for stuff too. The waiting period makes me want to buy more just to satisfy that "rush".

Then again what does DH expect you to do? You moved there just for him even though you hate it, there's nothing to do and nowhere to go. There's not even a Wal-Mart there! You're stuck at home all day taking care of Q. Now I'm sure you love taking care of Q but what else are you supposed to do? Darn internet

You're not alone either. I'm a huuuge sucker for deals

Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too Laughing

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Momof2Boys wrote:: Oh I hate waiting for stuff too. The waiting period makes me want to buy more just to satisfy that "rush".

Then again what does DH expect you to do? You moved there just for him even though you hate it, there's nothing to do and nowhere to go. There's not even a Wal-Mart there! You're stuck at home all day taking care of Q. Now I'm sure you love taking care of Q but what else are you supposed to do? Darn internet

You're not alone either. I'm a huuuge sucker for deals

EXACTLY!!!

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mariak wrote:: I think a monthly allowance is a good idea. Too bad he's being a scrooge right now!

Yes, WSS

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pinkfrog wrote:: Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too

I think she's in Newfoundland and her dh is a helicopter pilot. I could be wrong though but I'm pretty sure.
Yeah I feel so sorry for her. She can't even get one of those electric toothbrushes coz they don't sell them there.

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Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too

I think she's in Newfoundland and her dh is a helicopter pilot. I could be wrong though but I'm pretty sure.
Yeah I feel so sorry for her. She can't even get one of those electric toothbrushes coz they don't sell them there.

whats an electric toothbrush has to do with this??? LMAO Laughing

I think she could get one at the dentist office unless they don't have that either Wink

...I'll go visit her in Newfoundland I have A LOT of newfie friends Very Happy

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pinkfrog wrote:

Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too

I think she's in Newfoundland and her dh is a helicopter pilot. I could be wrong though but I'm pretty sure.
Yeah I feel so sorry for her. She can't even get one of those electric toothbrushes coz they don't sell them there.

whats an electric toothbrush has to do with this??? LMAO Laughing

I think she could get one at the dentist office unless they don't have that either Wink

...I'll go visit her in Newfoundland I have A LOT of newfie friends Very Happy

Oh I'm sorry...LOL! I should've explained it. She posted in the PR that she's getting screwed over by an eBay seller. She bought an electric toothbrush and the seller wanted to charge just as much for shipping. So she made an offer to the seller to buy the toothbrush with free shipping and he accepted but now he wants to charge her shipping. Ebay is apparently investigating it. She was saying that's how bad it is where she lives....she can't even get something as simple as an electric toothbrush Laughing

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Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:

Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too

I think she's in Newfoundland and her dh is a helicopter pilot. I could be wrong though but I'm pretty sure.
Yeah I feel so sorry for her. She can't even get one of those electric toothbrushes coz they don't sell them there.

whats an electric toothbrush has to do with this??? LMAO Laughing

I think she could get one at the dentist office unless they don't have that either Wink

...I'll go visit her in Newfoundland I have A LOT of newfie friends Very Happy

Oh I'm sorry...LOL! I should've explained it. She posted in the PR that she's getting screwed over by an eBay seller. She bought an electric toothbrush and the seller wanted to charge just as much for shipping. So she made an offer to the seller to buy the toothbrush with free shipping and he accepted but now he wants to charge her shipping. Ebay is apparently investigating it. She was saying that's how bad it is where she lives....she can't even get something as simple as an electric toothbrush Laughing

ohhh that is total bs...I hate when ppl try to scam you...if all you need is a toothbrush I'm sure we could help her out...

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pinkfrog wrote:: ohhh that is total bs...I hate when ppl try to scam you...if all you need is a toothbrush I'm sure we could help her out...

That's what a few Canadian PLs offered to do for her. But one of her friends went to the nearest town which is a few hours away and there's a Wal-Mart there so her friend got it for her. Sad huh? The nearest Wal-Mart is hours away Sad

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Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: ohhh that is total bs...I hate when ppl try to scam you...if all you need is a toothbrush I'm sure we could help her out...

That's what a few Canadian PLs offered to do for her. But one of her friends went to the nearest town which is a few hours away and there's a Wal-Mart there so her friend got it for her. Sad huh? The nearest Wal-Mart is hours away Sad

yeah that is considering I live literally 5 minutes walking distance...

are you on facebook?

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pinkfrog wrote:

Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: ohhh that is total bs...I hate when ppl try to scam you...if all you need is a toothbrush I'm sure we could help her out...

That's what a few Canadian PLs offered to do for her. But one of her friends went to the nearest town which is a few hours away and there's a Wal-Mart there so her friend got it for her. Sad huh? The nearest Wal-Mart is hours away Sad

yeah that is considering I live literally 5 minutes walking distance...

are you on facebook?

I live about 5 minutes driving distance from one.

No, I'm not on facebook. I know....who doesn't have one right? See I don't want to open one because there is so much crud going on with MIL. DH's SIL, his brother's wife is on facebook and MIL keeps sending her an invite to be her friend but SIL doesn't want to because she wants to keep that part of her life to herself and because of that, MIL is pissed at her and dh's brother. Then my dh started defending SIL and now MIL is pissed at dh for that. It has been going on for months now and that's why I refuse to create a profile. Also, most of my friends from the past were not very good influences in my life so I'm trying to avoid them tracking me down to. It's a whole bunch of crud I tell ya.

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Sorry to hear you are on a no spend. It is really good to do those though. I started tracking all of our spending and we have a weekly goal. If we go over, we really try to show restraint the other weeks to keep it in check. It truly helps a lot! Good luck!

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hildie wrote:: Sorry to hear you are on a no spend. It is really good to do those though. I started tracking all of our spending and we have a weekly goal. If we go over, we really try to show restraint the other weeks to keep it in check. It truly helps a lot! Good luck!

Good point Amy. I think DH and I really need to do this as well. Well more me really. I find that I can get really carried away some months with my spending. I've been really lucky so far in that it hasn't affected us but I can see that it will if I continue shopping the way I do Neutral

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pinkfrog wrote:

Momof2Boys wrote:: Oh I hate waiting for stuff too. The waiting period makes me want to buy more just to satisfy that "rush".

Then again what does DH expect you to do? You moved there just for him even though you hate it, there's nothing to do and nowhere to go. There's not even a Wal-Mart there! You're stuck at home all day taking care of Q. Now I'm sure you love taking care of Q but what else are you supposed to do? Darn internet

You're not alone either. I'm a huuuge sucker for deals

Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too Laughing

Shoot, I totally missed this thread! Time to catch up! Laughing

I'm in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Labrador. Search it on Google maps. You'll be like Shocked

and then maybe a little Sad

for me!

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Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: Jess where exactly are you again???

what does dh do that you have to live in the boonies???

OMG not even a walmart WOW yeah I would be spending money online too

I think she's in Newfoundland and her dh is a helicopter pilot. I could be wrong though but I'm pretty sure.
Yeah I feel so sorry for her. She can't even get one of those electric toothbrushes coz they don't sell them there.

Yup, it's true, it's true.
Stupid lack of toothbrushes. Still don't freakin' have one.

When I asked in the store, the girl points at the cheap $7 crest spin brushes. Suspect

Yaaaa....thaaaaanks.

I felt like : cyclops

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Momof2Boys wrote:

pinkfrog wrote:: ohhh that is total bs...I hate when ppl try to scam you...if all you need is a toothbrush I'm sure we could help her out...

That's what a few Canadian PLs offered to do for her. But one of her friends went to the nearest town which is a few hours away and there's a Wal-Mart there so her friend got it for her. Sad huh? The nearest Wal-Mart is hours away Sad

Yup, ebay dealt with the guy. He was being fraudulent. Stupid. That made me so angry.

My friend didn't end up going to walmart. It was a work trip and they kept her too busy. GAH! One day I will get this toothbrush! Shocked