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Odds, Ends and Other Such Things

March 3, 2015 by One Frugal Girl 3 Comments

Sunshine

A spattering of financial thoughts rolling around in my brain:

  1. Next month will start the four year countdown of our primary mortgage!
  2. My family hosted a surprise sprinkle for baby #2 after all. Despite saying that gifts weren’t necessary everyone brought something and yes I felt guilty for each of the gifts we received. Having said that I am glad we celebrated the new addition to our family. Only family and very close friends attended and there was so much love!
  3. Our insurance plan changed in December and I can’t seem to find out how much we’ll owe for labor and delivery. We still owe $1,000 of our $3,000 deductible, but after that it’s very unclear if we’ll owe a percentage of coinsurance and/or co-pays. I’ve decided not to worry about it for now.
  4. Although buying in bulk saves us a lot of money I’m considering ditching those giant containers of coconut oil, ketchup and salad dressing. We gave up a lot of storage space when we remodeled our basement and I just don’t have the room to store those gargantuan plastic bottles. I’d like to perform a little cost analysis to see how much money those bulk containers save.
  5. After complaining about the price of bowling with a toddler I found a great Groupon deal at AMF locations. Just click the Groupon link and then type AMF to view the deal.
  6. I haven’t made any progress on preparing meals in advance of baby #2’s arrival. I just don’t seem to have the motivation or desire to work on this goal, which means we’ll probably rely on more fast food and takeout than I’d prefer. I need to get over the guilt or move into action, but neither seems to be happening.
  7. Snow, sickness and general lethargy have let a few high-value store coupons go to waste in the last few weeks. This isn’t the worst thing in the world, but surely I could have spent those $5 coupons on something; socks at Kohl’s and soap at CVS.

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Comments

  1. Emily @ Simple Cheap Mom says

    March 3, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    You’re carrying around a baby and going through renos. I agree you should be cutting yourself some slack!

    Reply
  2. Aubrey says

    March 4, 2015 at 12:43 AM

    This is a summertime thing, but it’s something I want to keep in mind for the future: http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/

    Reply
  3. One Frugal Girl says

    March 4, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    I know. I’m much too hard on myself ๐Ÿ™

    Reply

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