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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.
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.
contrarian spending
March 15th, 2009 at 05:01 am
March 15th, 2009 at 05:22 am 1237094532
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.
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