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Spending like a fool + debt repayment decision made

December 7th, 2008 at 08:14 pm

The last few days I've been spending money by the boatload! It's all planned, allocated spending and/or use of my own spending money, but it's kind of amazing how much I've gone through.

I spent over $300 on Xmas gifts for AS and NT, mostly online.

I bought about $150 worth of books for NT's next semester (saving over $100 off full-price books, woo hoo!).

Our grocery shopping, which usually runs about $125 for the main Saturday trip, was up closer to $200. But we were gathering supplies for a bunch of homemade gifts for family and friends, so really a cheap price considering how many people we'll be able to make gifts for with it.

And I bought $25 shoes and $10 double-sided clothing tape for NT's holiday party. AS made me a gorgeous strapless dress, and I wanted to make sure it had some help staying up! Smile




So a very "spendy" week, but nothing I didn't have money for, so I guess I feel pretty good about it! Plus, it's going to be exciting when all the packages from my online ordering start rolling in.

Oh, and a follow-up to the last entry about where to put my extra debt repayment money: NT and AS agreed it would be a good gesture to give it to my dad. Then I'll have paid half what I owed him, and he'll know I'm good for the rest eventually. Besides, my dad is 76 years old, and his retirement funds are probably tanking like everyone else's, so maybe it will even be a welcome infusion of cash for him (even though I'm pretty sure my dad's doing well--he's a smart, frugal guy). And at most, it only delays repayment of my 8.9% loan by two months, so it's not affecting our progress that much.

So I'll get his bank info and make the transfer on Monday. Yay!

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9 Responses to “Spending like a fool + debt repayment decision made”

  1. Koppur Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 09:02 pm 1228683778
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    Sounds like you spent wisely! Post pics of the dress AS made if you can; I love seeing homemade clothes. They inspire me to get on my sewing machine. Smile

  2. ceejay74 Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 09:18 pm 1228684720
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    Good idea, koppur! I've edited the entry to add some images.

  3. Koppur Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 09:28 pm 1228685310
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    WOW, Gorgeous dress!!!! AS is VERY talented! Love the color; it's beautiful.

  4. dmontngrey Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 09:31 pm 1228685498
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    Woo hoo! Look at you! Lol... great job by AS! You should feel quite spectacular at the party. Smile
    I like your table and the floor! Both quite beautiful.

  5. Analise Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 10:12 pm 1228687966
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    Lovely dress... great color and I like that you can wear the black shoes with other things, too. I never knew about the two-sided tape; it's a good trick to know about. Did AS use a pattern? I'm just getting back into sewing, something I used to do a lot of when my girls were little.

  6. mom-sense Says:
    December 7th, 2008 at 11:09 pm 1228691385
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    Again, totally impressed by what AS is able to do! She should go into business or something. How about custom Irish dance dresses? I'll be in need of at least one by next Nov.

  7. frugaltexan75 Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 02:36 am 1228703801
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    Where can you get double sided clothing tape at? The dress I bought for my companies Christmas party may need a little 'help' in staying put. Smile I knew there was something like that out there -- just wasn't sure what it was called.

  8. ceejay74 Says:
    December 8th, 2008 at 03:30 pm 1228750255
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    Wow, thanks everyone for the compliments! AS reads my blog sometimes and I'll be sure to tell her to read this entry. Smile (She picked out the table, so she'll like that compliment as well.) I too am glad I found shoes that match but will go with many other things. Pretty comfy for heels, too!

    momsents: But if she goes into business I might not get one-of-a-kind dresses anymore! Smile
    frugaltexan: I got it at Target in the underwear section. It's Lingerie Solutions-brand Dress Tape with Dispenser. It worked pretty well, but the material on this dress is very heavy and silky, so it didn't do a perfect job.

  9. frugaltexan75 Says:
    December 9th, 2008 at 01:27 am 1228786031
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    Thanks! I'll stop by Target on my way home tomorrow. Smile

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