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The Story of an Impulse Buy
MMmmmm… I went grocery shopping today. I was being so good. I made a list. I dug through coupons. I ate lunch. (I have an AFRTS* commercial permanently stuck in my head from high school about not shopping when you are hungry.) As I strolled the aisles of the store I came to a sudden halt. I could NOT pass up the Pillsbury Mini-Graham Cracker Crusts. /Total Impulse Buy/ Cupcake-sized graham cracker crusts calling my name. Telling me to fill them with homemade pudding. Add a dollop of cool-whip. Put some fall-themed sprinkles on them. It all played out before me in the aisle of the grocery store with a cart already…
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Penny Pinching
Penny-pinching … Don’t think of it has a burden. Think of it as a challenge! Some people are natural budgeters others of us find it a major stretch. Stretching the value of a dollar is important in this day and age. After all President Obama hasn’t included *MY* household in his stimulus package. Although, I sure could use a few thousand dollars if he finds any extra in his pocket-book. All this money-talk though has me thinking about ways that we can save money, a nickle at a time, even. I can’t be the Joneses (or the Wendts, for that matter). I have wonderful neighbors all around me. One of…
