On a Strict Budget...Venting

We got married and bought our house all within the same time last October. We are broke. Just plain broke...2 weeks ago I got my refund check from federal and paid 2 big bills with it---yesterday DH got his small federal return, and what did I do, went to Kohls last night and spent it plus another $100...do i feel guilty? Not anymore b/c it is all going back tonight. Well, the clothes are going back, the house stuff is staying. But NOW, I want to pull out the Ann Taylor credit card, the Macys card the Amex card and jsut go SHOPPING....but I can't. oooohhhhhh. This is hard, I am not use to not shopping when I want to...but it will get better, DH has 3 construction side jobs, 4 soccer teams to coach (which is good money) and after we play catch up I can get a few things (that I don't even NEED-) AND I am dieting....


thanks for letting me vent....!

We're in the same boat and yet did not get a penny back from our taxes! UGH! Ramen noodles here we come...

DH and I are in the same boat as you. Hang in there. Better times to come.

We're on a strict budget because we are saving for a house. it's hard and we get so frustrated because we want to spend spend spend.
Hang in there!

We are trying to save for house and we live with my MIL FOR GODs SAKE! and what did I do last night???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent 5 bills on suits for my new job.

And $500 only bought me TWO SUITS! (and one paif shoes)

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Posted by cluelessbride

We are trying to save for house and we live with my MIL FOR GODs SAKE! and what did I do last night???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent 5 bills on suits for my new job.

And $500 only bought me TWO SUITS! (and one paif shoes)

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That topped me.....i quit wearing suits just for that reason....!!!! Wear them to death!!!

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Posted by cluelessbride

We are trying to save for house and we live with my MIL FOR GODs SAKE! and what did I do last night???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent 5 bills on suits for my new job.

And $500 only bought me TWO SUITS! (and one paif shoes)

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LOL believe me when I tell you you'll be the best-dressed person here!

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Ramen noodles here we come...

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and here i thought me and DW only did that.
we will be starting that very soon.

broke from the wedding.. (didnt even break even on reception that we paid for) and now buying a house we cant afford. needless to say, i wont be doing anything, anytime soon

but then again YOU OWN A HOUSE.... that is a big accomplishment and for you to hang in thier shows that you have what it takes. hang in thier

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Posted by nov04LIbride

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Posted by cluelessbride

We are trying to save for house and we live with my MIL FOR GODs SAKE! and what did I do last night???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent 5 bills on suits for my new job.

And $500 only bought me TWO SUITS! (and one paif shoes)

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LOL believe me when I tell you you'll be the best-dressed person here!

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I was told to wear suits. I will be wearing the same 5 every week! And 4 are black so I will look the same all the time!

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Posted by MCDO15

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Ramen noodles here we come...

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and here i thought me and DW only did that.
we will be starting that very soon.

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LOL pasta is also very cheap! I alternated between pasta and the cheapest no-name sauce and ramen noodles for a while! Going out for pizza made me feel rich!

I felt the same way, 'but we own a house', but when you have to think if you can buy some new clothes, shoes, makeup, it gets old---and so not fun...but yeah, we own a house that I can't decorate right now---wah/wah/:

we eat cereal for dinner, except on Thursday, we use our Chinese coupon and order to watch Survivior.

I have like 5 work shirts and when someone says to me, I like that shirt, I look at them puzzled, like this one, that I wear every Tuesday for the past 4 months?

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Posted by cluelessbride

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Posted by nov04LIbride

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Posted by cluelessbride

We are trying to save for house and we live with my MIL FOR GODs SAKE! and what did I do last night???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spent 5 bills on suits for my new job.

And $500 only bought me TWO SUITS! (and one paif shoes)

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LOL believe me when I tell you you'll be the best-dressed person here!

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I was told to wear suits. I will be wearing the same 5 every week! And 4 are black so I will look the same all the time!

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I have three black suits that all look the same (well, one is a skirt, 2 are pants suits). I have gotten some cheap, nice suits at Marshall's. Last week I got a suit from the limited for $50 total there for pants and blazer! I pick them up when I see them on sale, but I don't have to wear a suit every day--I usually wear sweater sets and black pants or pants and a dress shirt.

Reading this makes me feel so much better!!! I thought that i was the only one who now has minimal cloths and no $$ to shop with. I look forward to birthdays and christmas' even more hoping for gift cards!!! But that's right I own a house!!!

Well aren't we a happy bunch

We got an apt and bought a car and I lost my job all in the same 30 days

So we have hot dogs, soups, pasta and freeze meats.

Walbaum had a sale on vanilla pudding (which I love) and it was 10 for $10 that's $.25 a unit so I have that stocked.

Corn was once 5 for $2 so that's stocked

We buy can coke at 3 for $7 and stock it in the closet.

I eat cereal from the 'bag' (the cheap bag version) during the day and Jim has left overs from dinner for work.

Still I have to take my suit in for tailoring today and his stuff in for dry cleaning that's costly, but I have interviews I need to think about.

wow,
we should share our buget secrets..

let's see...i clip coupons...and since we are new in the neighborhood, i got a $10 coupon from King Kullen, and they double $1 coupons, so I saved about $19 at the store the other day. DH cuts pizza coupons and that is a BIG deal in our house, him looking at coupons---

we have trimmed back on junk food big time...

I OWE the government $$$ - no tax refunds in sight.

FH totalled a car in the summer of 03, and was pretty young and not very knowledgable about buying a new one. His parents insisted that he buy a BRAND new one, so he could be safe (someone explain to me how a gently used car from a private owner isn't safe?) on his long trips to/from college (at the time of the accident.)

In a matter of 3 days after the accident, FFIL had FH spending 20-something Gs that he didn't have on a stupid car, so now he's faced with $400+ monthly car payments. He was SUCH a dummy.

We're both paying off school - I can only work part-time, and my job keeps cutting my hours. I had rice cakes for dinner last night.

for dinner last night DH had leftover egg noodles w/ ketchup (GROSS!).

I owed the GOVT too, they took their share, plus some. I have to call about that!

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Posted by SandraLynn

wow,
we should share our buget secrets..

let's see...i clip coupons...and since we are new in the neighborhood, i got a $10 coupon from King Kullen, and they double $1 coupons, so I saved about $19 at the store the other day. DH cuts pizza coupons and that is a BIG deal in our house, him looking at coupons---

we have trimmed back on junk food big time...

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I used those King Kullen gift certificates, too and for the past few weeks, DH has been saying, when did you buy this? And I say it was from the KK $25 purchase! We are HUGE coupon clippers and although we live in Queens, I often buy things on sale on my lunch hour b/c the grocery stores in Nassau mostly have double coupons. I also used to get a lot of movies at the library instead of renting them.

Not refund for us either, the dreaded marriage penalty did us in