Best Buy rebate came. I can't believe how painless it was - fill out the rebate form on the web using a couple of codes on the receipt. No clipping, xeroxing and fretting about it. I wish all rebates were like that. Plan on feeling the frugal burn and putting that check in savings.

DH (dear husband) will reimburse me some of the electric bill by Paypaling my account. Modern love and finances, eh? Since Paypal is doing better than ING, I might just as well keep that money in there and let it ride.

Washing machine is still out of commission, DH is waiting for a 20$ part that he figures will arrive on Wednesday. I'm just not into heading toward the laundromat, so doing my unmentionables in the bathroom sink and shaking/beating/airing out the tops, jeans, and t-shirts.

I've been finding a lot of pennies these days, on the floors of buses, on the street. With this cold snap (yeah, I know its 20-30F) it seems that everyone is getting out their heavy coats with shallow pockets. That's okay - more for me.

Tip box = box at work in my desk that I put a couple of dollars/change in. Its like tipping myself, but it does come in handy for office collections, etc. After about a month, I collect what's in my box and deposit it in the bank. Started this a year and half ago; saved about 900$ using this method.