Boo Hoo. I have to stop shopping now.

Sassy Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:23 PM

Boo Hoo. I have to stop shopping now.

I am getting ready to do my 'mid-wedding budget review' and I already know the bad news.
We have been a bad Bride and Groom - to-be.
Just shopping and hanging out like normal. But after this review I do, I know we will both have to buckle down and save every extra penny we have.

jennbaby Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:24 PM

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no more sheets for you liz!!!

ddunne23 Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:27 PM

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Saving is a killer! FH and I put away a lot every month for the wedding and we are not even paying for the wedding! Just misc stuff, gifts, etc, honeymoon, rings. It is madness!

nrvbrd Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:28 PM

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I am with you LizLen.

I cannot shop anymore either. My Fi always complains that we hardly ever go out.

Time to buckle the purse strings.

IrishTracy Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:31 PM

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I was just saying today no more take out!!!! My biggest fear is that when May comes around & we don't have enough!!! I am trying to cut back SO much!!! I'm amost finished the Christmas shopping so I can save even more!!

dubliner Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:39 PM

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I'm in the same boat - Its going to be a lean Christmas this year

Sassy Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:57 PM

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Lean Christmas is right
I already told FH, no gifts this year. Only for children, since they don't understand grownups are broke sometimes

JENHOS Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:57 PM

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I was just telling Matt that I feel like the money is flying out of our account!

Sassy Posted: Nov 13, 2002 02:58 PM

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Jenhos, since your wedding is literally around the corner, how have you and Matt handled being broke? Was it better or worse than you imagined?

JENHOS Posted: Nov 13, 2002 03:09 PM

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Well we are not paying for the wedding itself so that has been a big help. Between our honeymoon and rings and all the little extras we had to have we have had to cut down on eating out. It is a little frustrating but we just keep in focus why we need to save. We have had to get creative with our date night and I don't get flowers as often as I used to

Matt used to bring them to me at work all the time. But I told him that is money we could save and so he has found other 'cute' was to let me know how much he loves me.

DaniRN Posted: Nov 13, 2002 03:11 PM

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I was just in Target today to buy a vaccum (unfortuantely mine broke last night) and I can EASILY drop about a hundred or so bucks when i'm there. This time, I went in and didn't even look at anything else I am quite proud of myself

Sassy Posted: Nov 13, 2002 03:35 PM

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Good for you DaniRan !!!!
Trust me, I know how hard it is to go to Target w/o spending !!! I love that store, and I always seem to need something, LOL