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Thrift Store Savings

In an effort to make our money go farther and still enjoy the thrills of shopping (retail therapy) I enjoy a good trip to the thrift store.  We were in Fort Collins, Colorado and they happen to have an outstanding Good Will thrift store and everything was half off!  That is definite music to my ears!  I have to admit..it will cost at least another $20.00 to ship a lot of this stuff off for my grandson, Jiovanni...but compared to regular price for all these clothes and books, it is still a huge bargain.  I found several denim overalls for him at 75 cents a piece that in the store are at least $20 each and tons of those hard, cardboard books that on a good day run at least $5 each.

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Ok..I Lied..Black Friday lured me in!!

Sorry...had to do it...Hubby found a great deal on a Christmas present for my mother...so we did it..we spent all night at Wal-Mart and I ended up spending more money than I intended to.  But all in all we did really well.  I got myself 2 pair of lounge pajamas for only $ 4.00 a piece...got Matt a new shirt and 2 pairs of pajama bottoms for his birthday (total $ 15.00)....Les got that gift for mom (won't give away what that was or how much just in case she reads this ;)...we picked up Les 5 pairs of jeans at $ 9.00 a piece (ok..he doesn't need 5 pairs of pants but we will put them away and pray he stays the same size..lol). Then we headed over to Staples to get a 2 new external hard drives for $100 each (savings of $200)....found 4 DVD's for Matt for a total of $ 8.00  (3 are the Lord of the Ring movies and I will package them up for Christmas)  and found myself the Blueray version of Wizard of Oz for only $10.00 (I love old movies).  We swung by MickeyD's and picked up a little nourishment and then headed to Joann's to stand in line for 2 hours waiting on fabric to get cut.  Had it not been for the long line..that would have been the best part of shopping for me.  I bought a total of $ 50.00 in flannel that would normally cost a minimum of $150.00 (on sale)...if not on sale it would have been $ 250.00.  Christmas shopping for us is complete except for a gift card for my daughter and grandson...but won't pick that up until I know where she is moving to.

Black Friday Deals: A Savvy Consumer’s Guide

Black Friday Deals: A Savvy Consumer’s Guide

Take a look at this frugal survival guide for Black Friday. I have, in the past, taken great advantage of Black Friday deals. I still have a stock pile of $5.00 coffee pots that I got 2 years ago at Wal-Mart. We have such horrible hard water in our area that I can go through a coffee pot in a relatively short period of time. Interestingly enough, however, these $5.00 coffee pots have lasted longer than any $20+ pot I have had in the past (that is why I still have a large stock pile).

I don't think I will be partaking in this years festivities at the wee hours of the morning of November 26th this year. There really isn't anything that we want or need. I have been able to purchase all of my gifts online this year. This, in and of itself, save me tons of money. I don't have to worry about getting sidelined with the "newest and greatest" shiny items, the "great sales", and the impulse buys that tend to cost a lot of money in the long fun. I simply look for a few specific items, click, and have it shipped. No crowds, no getting out of my jammies, and I can easily stick to my budget.

Gina's Rantings: Frugal Reading

Gina's Rantings: Frugal Reading: "The Ultimate in Frugal Pastime The local library is a plethora of ultimate in frugal living. You can learn how to do something for yourse..."