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still freezing, man

December 9th, 2009 at 05:28 am

Tuesday
Saving log - $2 tip box
Spending log - $1.75 coffee + $10 groceries + $70 Christmas gifts
Found money - $0.01 (counter)

Monday
Saving log - $4 tip box
Spending log - $5 coffee, yogurt parfait + $10 lunch & snack
Found money - $0.10 (bus floor underneath my seat)

It is still cold - I'm in the Montana coat, called that because its what I wear in Montana in December. The one advantage I had when I weighed 210 is that I was never really cold; I was always insulated.

Bought (actually ordered from my Pampered Chef contact and paid her back) a set of 4 spirals with a stake at the bottom, and one bigger spiral again with the stake at the bottom. The idea is to plant the spiral in the ground with the stake, then set your drink in the spiral. The big spiral is to set in the bottle of whatever. I also got a set of pretty outdoor glasses.

The reason I decided on this gift for sister is that I saw pictures of some of her parties at the farmette. She had an amazing Tom Sawyer-like ability to get her friends in Milwaukee to come out and help shell beans or shell popcorn, or dig up potatoes. I figured that she can get a group together in a circle outside easily. Those stakes will be full of drinks.

Not much on the financial front. I did read about a

Text is stooper and Link is http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/sports/08otb.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=paramutual%20bet&st=cse
stooper, a person who gleans money finding the winning tickets from the mass of tickets scattered on the floor of the betting parlor. Before really going after found money, I wouldn't have believed anybody did this, or that it would pay. Now? Its like recycling luck. Someone tossed away a semi-winning ticket, and he recycled it.

Posted in Emotional baggage, Farmette, Dirty money | 7 Comments »

7 Responses to “still freezing, man”

  1. fern Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 01:05 pm 1260363950
    1260363950

    Wow, you're really old! Smile

  2. Petunia Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 01:27 pm 1260365237
    1260365237

    Earlier this year I picked up a puffy chocolate brown winter jacket with fleece leopard trim for $3 at the Goodwill Outlet. It was an impulse purchase. . . while I didn't "need" another coat I thought it was cute. I have gotten a lot of use out of that jacket this year. Now I just need to come up with some fleecy leopard print gloves to go with it.

  3. DeniseNTexas Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 02:14 pm 1260368085
    1260368085

    I like how you keep track of found money. I suppose I could do that since I seem to have a knack for it! Err, at times anyway. Wink Neat about the stooper, though. I guess someone's gonna do it - might as well be him! lol

  4. wowitsawonderfullife Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 03:00 pm 1260370846
    1260370846

    Baselle, I have lots of good luck finding coins. Sadly it's snowing today but I look forward to Spring when the bounty waits at the base of parking meters!

  5. SMB Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 06:40 pm 1260384044
    1260384044

    Re: fern's comment--I paused over "when I was 210" as well... Smile

  6. frugaltexan75 Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 07:11 pm 1260385887
    1260385887

    The set of spiral stakes for your sister sounds like a really useful idea for her! Neat!

  7. baselle Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 07:45 pm 1260387901
    1260387901

    Oops - edited that one for clarity. Smile Fern and I have been trading writing funnies like that one for a few weeks now. Keeps me spry in my dotage.

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