12/19 Expressions

We ate out twice today - those 1/2 priced gift certificates sure come in handy. The over-the-range microwave in one of our rental properties broke. My husband found one one sale at Sears and used the $5 of $50 or more coupon Sears e-mailed me for joining their e-mail club. The price to have it installed/old one taken away is cheaper than the original one we planned to buy at Sears (without installation/take away) - some times it pays to stop in the store. The other good bit of financial news for me is that I am getting a decent pay raise.