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March 15th, 2009 at 05:01 am

Saving log - $0 tip box
Spending log - $12 breakfast + $42 pet supplies + $29 clothes

I feel so contrarian these days. I've been frugal when everyone has been spending like mad, and now I've been spending when everyone else's wallet has snapped shut. Thank me in a few months - shopping's kind of fun when no one else is doing it.

I didn't do a super long walk, just a little jog and a walk along 85th to 15th NW. I went to Petco and got kitty shampoo, 2 finger toothbrushes, a roll of Paws away (double sided tape that inhibits scratching), litter odor neutralizer, and 2 cat toys.

Then I hit the Macy's of thrift stores - Value Village - and picked up a small bowl, a small metal colander, a large cast iron platter/candle shelf thingee, 1 pair of jeans (tossed out a pair last week), 3 spring knit tops. All for $28 and change. I was a tad surprised to find that towels were going for $2.99 apiece...new ones are $4.99, so you might as well get them new. Nothing like cheaping out and getting athlete's foot or something. Smile

I'd like to get some large pots or some ceramic flats - I'd like to grow some lettuce and a few flowers this year in pots on the patio. Seattle has a good climate for lettuce, usually, so the plan is sow the seed densely, let it grow out for about 6 weeks, mow, then rinse and repeat.

Posted in The Neighborhood, Growing calories | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “contrarian spending”

  1. Broken Arrow Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 05:22 am 1237094532
    1237094532

    Contrarian is a good quality in my book!

    For that matter, I've been the same way, just buying stuff left and right that I may not even need but have always wanted for the longest time....

    I mean I haven't stopped being frugal or anything, but in this economic climate, some things have been such a good deal that it's hard to resist....

    But yeah, shopping IS fun when nobody else seem to be doing it. The service also seems to be a lot better than normal.

  2. scfr Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 01:54 pm 1237125292
    1237125292

    I know ... Prices had been stratospheric for so long that there were things I had put off buying indefinitely. Now that prices are back in the Earth's atmosphere, I too did a bit of shopping lately (at Ross): 2 pairs of pants for $8 each and a real lunch bag for $5 (I had been making due with plastic bags because of aforementioned high prices.) I've also been encouraging DH to think about buying a new suit a la BA & disneysteve ... hasn't happened yet, but he's thinking about it.

  3. PauletteGoddard Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 04:27 pm 1237134476
    1237134476

    I'd thought perhaps, up until the layoff, my family was in some alternate universe. I bought a laptop and a monitor. I spent $150 beyond budget for our school auction last night. I may buy a microwave oven soon, as my 16-year-old one is acting senile. And I have thought of buying a replacement car.

  4. kimiko Says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 04:59 pm 1237136380
    1237136380

    My family is doing the same. We have been buying a lot of wants since the economy went sour. I thought we were the only weird ones.

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