This morning at work I was putting a roll of toilet paper in my Kleenex box, and didn’t realize it would cause people to stare. They were kind; they found it mildly ingenious, I think, and seemed to think I was coming at it from an environmental angle. I admitted that it was thriftiness too. I’ll see if I see a bunch of tissue boxes with the flaps taped shut and TP poking out. (Tip: take out the cardboard roll in the middle.) At the least I’ll score some of these folks’ empty boxes.
Not exactly sure why so slow and low on posting lately. My spending is fine; nothing exciting and I'm well within My Challenge and all that. Don't think the lack of posts means going off the wagon or guilt about purchases. It’s habit, it really is. I did a very small favor for a friend and picked her up paper plates for a work event; boy, the price of this normal item, generic store brand at the cheap store, just shocked me. I can see how if I spent the $2 here and $10 bucks there on “normal” items it could make a big dent in my budget. As it is I don’t miss paper plates, so that’s fine.
I’m doing a weekend trip with some work friends. It’s my old unit, but as an alumnus I attend every year and have a great time. It’s at a friend’s parent’s cabin a couple hours drive away. Most of us camp in tents outside, and hang out and swim and play games and eat all day. I did buy a bunch of fresh veggies to make a veggie tray, and non-fat sour cream to make a dip, and stuff for potato salad, so I’ll spend a little more on groceries and gas than usual, but I can take the hit. I went camping last month and that cost me $12 (entertainment budget); I’m not going to avoid fun things to save money.
I'm not the only one doing this, right?
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