We are a family of three in transition. We spent years being frugal and are now at a crossroad. We'd like to retire from our day jobs in two years or less. Our retirement goals are to provide our daughter with the best education she desires; travel; and find new careers - perhaps part-time that we really enjoy. I hope to post both "frugal" and "personal finance" information. NOTE: I am not a professional on either subject. My posts are purely entertainment :)
Friday, April 22, 2011
4/22 Expresions
I got a free tea at Starbucks today at lunch time. We went to the post office to get our passports - $300 for 3 passports. We hope to do a bit more traveling - but looks like frequent flyer miles are getting more scarce - as are the seats. I won't be going to Lowes to get a freebie tree - I understand it is a pine tree - nice tree - but from now on - I want multi-purpose trees - like fruit trees for fruit/beauty/shade. Tomorow, the dog will be using the last of the Petsmart giftcard on a haircut/bath. Will also pick-up the cat freebie for the cat my daughter sits. I packed my lunch today - but my husband and daughter used a 1/2 priced gift certificate for their lunch. Did I mention I ordered 4 more Restaurant.Com gift certificates - went through mypoints and used the code "EASTER" for 80% off. I may be using one of those tomorrow for lunch. Not sure what all we have in store for tomorrow. Oh, and I checked Zillow - on the foreclosure we put an offer on - and the bank countered with a ridiculous amount about two months ago. They must not have had any activity - so it went up for auction? Sold for $500 more than our offer - two months ago - which is probably less than the 2 months of additional carrying costs the bank had - and it looked like they were offering agents a bonus.
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