Here, too. Ginormous food bills! No trips for us. Some good chocolate &
Posted By: Merlot are the splurges! :) nm on 2007-05-22
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I do occasional exercise & treat myself to good chocolate. I'm not completely agoraphobic,
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House. Milk chocolate or Dark chocolate?
lol! The food stunk too IMO. Not very good.
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Schwans - Good for on the go food
I have a family of five (two teens). Schwans is great for grab and go food but I have found that it is much too expensive to feed the whole family.
We buy bagel dogs and pot pies regularly because my hub takes the pot pies for lunch when I dont cook and my daughter and sons (as do DH and I ) love the bagel dogs when we need something to eat on the run. 
They have some sugar free  fudgesicles (?sp?) that are wonderful.
Too each his own
Eat really good, no "fat' food drive through
as my husband calls them instead of fast food, no Cokes, no sweetened drinks, go organic if possible, olive oil only for cooking, very seldom sweets, don’t have a one in the home right now, but after prednisone for an illness as above, hard to get the weight off.
Yes, canned food is very good for cats SM
I give my 3 cats one can a day. It has water in it, so it keeps them well-hydrated. My cats love the new Meow Mix wet food. They have been eating it for a year without any problems at all.
Chocolate cake with chocolate icing!
My mother didn't like chocolate (is that unAmerican or what?) so it was always a real treat for me on my birthday when she made a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
Food Network TV personality...host of Good Eats.
 Great show...he blends science with food. It's perfect for those of us with attention-span-holding issues!
I have several trips planned
I am going to Washington with a group in September. They are also planning a trip either to Italy or Alaska, either would be AOK with me. I told hubby if he wants to take a 3-4 day trip to Vegas we could do that and finally if the Italy/Alaska trip fell through, I would go to the Canadian Rockies myself meeting up to tour with a group. I love traveling!!!
Two trips this year...sm
Going to see my best friend in Oklahoma City in July (son will be at church came in the same area at that time). In November, we will be going to a family reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Nothing really big, since money is so tight right now. Shoot, I'm hoping we will have enough to go on those two road trips.
Two trips this year...sm
Going to see my best friend in Oklahoma City in July (son will be at church came in the same area at that time). In November, we will be going to a family reunion in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Nothing really big, since money is so tight right now. Shoot, I'm hoping we will have enough to go on those two road trips.
Now I know why I went on all those exotic beach trips
when I was younger. My father used to fuss and fuss at me- I was traveling to the Carribean, Mexico, etc and he wondered why did I not visit the good ole USA. Now if only he were still here I could tell him. Now I am into visiting places that do not have the beach included- so glad I did those in my earlier years- did not mind showing those legs then!
I actually agree with you on that. I have taken trips by plane and bus alone and met really
interesting people actually more interesting than the people I go with sometimes. I just have never driven alone somewhere with no one to talk to on the road, etc. Just wondering about that part of it.
Yes...he tells me he is on fishing trips and that (sm)
there is no cell service there, so I can't call him, or reach him even if there was an emergency. And he does not call to check on us either.
Chocolate cream pie, whipped cream & chocolate shavings on it!
PLUS:
Chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream.
Pumpkin pie with a 2:1 ratio of whipped cream to pie.
A root beer float.
Chocolate chip cookies, or else soft, iced molasses ones - warm from the oven, of course!
And for dessert, a few chocolate Easter bunnies and a dark chocolate Hershey bar with almonds.
garden, fewer trips to the store - sm
Watching the sale papers for really good deals and planning meals around those. Safeway and Albertsons usually have a few 10 for $10 sales every week. I will max out those sales on a couple items if we use a lot of them.
Trying to stretch a gallon of milk is getting more expensive too. Powdered milk is skyrocketing along with everything else but it still does make a gallon last a little longer so will keep doing that. We go through at least a gallon a day, sometimes more.
Telling the kids that I am not the local taxi service for their friends and cannot provide them transportation here and there all the time. My own kids will have to work harder to combine their schedules to cut back on needless trips too.
If one is one place and another somewhere else, I will only drop off or pick up ONCE.
Used to be that the kids would have me running 4-5 trips a day. No more. If they can't leave or be picked up at the same time, too bad.
Yes - weekend camping trips much closer to home. nm
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Several 2 and 3 day trips and DH and I take all of May off and drive cross country...can't wait!
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Gas prices hinder my trips, nope, got 3 planned for this year
Had planned 1 by air about 3 months ago and 2 others by chartered bus the end of the year so nope, prices are not hindering my traveling.
We both have our own bills, both have
separate checking accounts. Running out of work each night MT'ing and a reduction in ASR pay rate has left my paychecks much smaller than they used to be!
We both have our own bills, both have
separate checking accounts. Running out of work each night MT'ing and a reduction in ASR pay rate has left my paychecks much smaller than they used to be!
paying off bills
In our case, we refinanced through someone in our church who had a refinance company. It included all our credit cards and no, we did not have to cut them up. We still have them and DO NOT EVER USE THEM. It also included paying off our cars. The reason we had so much debt is because I wasn't able to get enough work at that time, now it is great and I can only say we pray and God has blessed us above measure, more than we deserve.
paying off bills
BTW we also pay an extra $100 each month on our mortgage. Years ago someone told us to do that and were never able to until now. Yes, I work hard, but we are doing great and even eat out once or twice a wk and sometimes more. This friend in our church also agreed paying the extra $100 a month. I have heard other fincance people on the Christian radio station saying the same thing, so it does make sense. You pay the extra amount on the principal only.
Medical Bills
I just finished my chemo and radiation for breast cancer. I have health insurance but found out that they only pay 80%. I have become overwhelmed with hospital bills. Does anybody know if those companies are on the up and up, that say that they can help you cut your medical bills ?
Thanx for any help.
Donna
paying bills
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Same here paying bills - NM
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Paid bills
Paid bills and planned with DH about how we can make more money so we can do more than just "pay bills". Watched a scary movie tonight. Tomorrow it will be work and some household chores. Gosh what an exciting life! I'd like to do a little more with my life than just "exist".
Do any on you pay your bills online?
I've been doing it for a couple of years now and I love it. Sure saves on the ever increasing postage.
I pay just about all of my bills online
And for the same reasoning the cost of postage and I'm usually too lazy to go to the post office to get stamps.
Heck no!! In fact just bought a GMC Yukon Denali to haul the family around in for trips.
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It's nice, but food prices insane and food is really bad,
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Lots, pay off the house, pay off all the bills - sm
pay off my kid's prepaid college plans, set aside even more for their college, got on a very nice vacation to Disney (and a few other spots too), oh, yeah, quit my job (sure my DH would too), buy a nice house on the water here (river's nearby), get 2 boats- pontoon and a Bass boat, a personal trainer for a few months with a full gym at home and do Nutrisystems, make a new will and set aside 15 million to each kid in trust when they turn 30 they can get their mitts on it but not before then, get an abdominoplasty after I got in shape, new car(s) would be nice too, and get back to making jewelry in my spare time since I will have it and the money to back up my ideas and finally use my BFA. I'm sure I can think of more......Been playing getting about 10 tickets the last few plays. I'd be happy with the 1st place too though and not just the jackpot, though the jackpot would be really nice and solve a lot of problems, granted it would creat new ones but I'd rather deal with those than the one's I have now!
Second marriage. We split bills. I don't
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I keep all my bills in plain sight sm
with the due dates and amounts due right in the corner where the stamps go. Sometimes that is enough motivation. Other times I glance at my son's university bill, that's another motivation. Other times I have no choice but to leave the desk, go bake a a cake and go back to typing later in the day.
Umm...defiance...must have bills on my mind!! (nm)
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What I have are children, bills & a big decision to make (nm)
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paying bills/wedding expense
My daughter is also getting married in March, if they don't change the date again. And buying me some software/books for work...
I don't think medical bills can go on your credit report
Even though they referred you to a collection agency, I don't think medical bills can be reported on credit report.
My cat only eats dog food and won't eat cat food or even tuna.
LOL
I am using Angel Food Network for help with food (sm)
Being much more careful not to waste food. No more fast food. Soda only if bought in a two-liter bottle, not singles or fountain. Most of my money waste was spent on food.
Pet food recall -- dog food and cat food
http://us.iams.com/iams/en_US/jsp/IAMS_Page.jsp?pageID=PCA&articleID=300003
My dog loves coconut oil right off the spoon. Try the health food store. Sometimes in food store,
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Anything chocolate!!!
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Chocolate!
 Cadbury's milk chocolate
my chocolate lab
My lab is VERY STRONG - but luckily very loving and good natured. . We constantly are in the training process. He is about a year old now and loves everybody . but I get what you're saying and I think all dogs do have the potential to be aggressive if not trained/treated properly.
Hot chocolate mix
My sister-in-law's church made hot chocolate to give to their homebound friends at church. They used powdered hot chocolate mix but added creamer and milk chocolate chips to it. They put it in a Mason jar covered with fabric and tied a ribbon around it. It was really cute and it really does taste wonderful!! I don't know if you would want to give that to your boss, but I might make some for neighbors and keep some on hand for unexpected gifts we receive.
chocolate
I would stash them in the cupboard and eat them by the handful when no one was watching....
But if you must drink them I would add a drop of vanilla, cinnamon and some sugar to the melted chocolate thinned with milk.....:)
Chocolate Mousse
I could eat it every day. Yum.
Chocolate Mousse - NM
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That is Maggie our chocolate lab - she always has - sm
her nose into everything, no crumb is safe in our house!
Coffe and Chocolate
I quit coffee and chocolate by switching to Ginger. I buy ginger in bulk from gingerpeople.com. Crystalized ginger, ginger boosts, anything ginger. I also like Siberian Gingseng (another herb from health food store). Makes me just as happy and awake as chocolate and it is fat free.
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