Entries from December 2008

December 19, 2008

What’s Your Christmas Spirit Level?

Your Christmas Sprit Level: 65%

You have a lot of Christmas spirit, and it’s evident to most people who know you.

You love most things Christmas, and you do your best to make sure everyone has a great holiday.  While you like the more commercial aspects of Christmas, you truly know what the spirit of [...]

December 19, 2008

Simple Christmas

DH and I are enjoying a simple Christmas this year. 
After handing out frugal presents and cards to our extended families a few weeks ago at the Thanksgiving celebration we’ve had a very laidback season.   Tonight we are finally putting up a tree with my beloved ornament collection and we already have a pile of presents to go underneath [...]

December 17, 2008

Are you out there Starbucks? It’s me…DINK…

I’ve had several gingersnap lattes this season from Starbucks and I’m feeling very letdown.  Something is very different about them from the gingerbread lattes in years past and they don’t taste right.  They taste very watered down… it’s disappointing.  I’ll be headed back to my sugar free vanilla lattes for the rest of the winter I think.
DH [...]

December 10, 2008

The Final Push to $1000

We’re up another $100 this month which we received in cash as Christmas gifts from family unexpectedly.  We’re adding that to our goal to turn our unwanted stuff into $1000 cash and grateful family did not buy things we didn’t need this year.
Cash is always appreciated.  We may also be exchanging some games and gaming [...]

December 9, 2008

Public Service Announcement: Child-free couples and the holidays

Celebrating during the holidays without children is a mixed blessing.  While it’s lovely to enjoy a peaceful, quiet fire and a cup of cocoa alone with the one you love or open more expensive presents (should you choose) than your family-friendly peers, it can also be a very difficult time and a test of strength and patience.
 
 I [...]

December 7, 2008

Which of Santa’s Reindeer Are You?

You Are Cupid

A total romantic, you’re always crushing on a new reindeer.Why You’re Naughty: You’ve caused so much drama, all the reindeers aren’t speaking to each other.Why You’re Nice: You have a knack for playing matchmaker. You even hooked Rudolph up!
 

Which of Santa’s Reindeer Are You?

December 3, 2008

Cheap Entertaining

DH and I had some friends over last night and shared in a bit of frugal ”potluck entertainment” with them.

One friend brought a movie.  Another friend brought soda.  Another friend brought chocolate chip cookies.  We provided pizza and festive holiday bottles of grape juice (I couldn’t resist them!).  We talked about our jobs, watched a movie, and [...]

December 2, 2008

Raising Quick Cash: The Push For $1000

Currently we’ve raised $300 cash over the past two months as explained in my last update post here.  While I don’t know that we’re going to make our goal of $1000, I do know that we’ve done very well and will invest in our small but growing portfolio whatever we can raise during this time.
Here [...]