I'm not sure if I totally understand this concept

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My anniversary~

I almost forgot to tell you why it took me so long to update you all...
We had a massive yardsale at our house on Feb 7th. AND we made over $300 ~ What did we do with that money? Paid bills...AND we went on a mini vacation to a hotel and a nice resturant for our anniversary. It was nice to get that junk out of the house and also get some very needed extra money. I can't believe I have been married all this time... who would have thought...and here we still are. Rocky roads and lots of struggles later, we have survived. I can't imagine my life without him, or the kids. It's amazing what can happen if you allow God to be first in your relationship and yourself third. I love Manbear more today than the day I married him, and that is saying alot.
At the ys we didn't have anything big, that is what surprised us on how much money we made. It was just a little bit of stuff here and there that helped. I am also proud of Gurl as she helped me with customers and getting me drinks. We did good!
Thank you all for reading and supporting me in my year long journey into $1500. I enjoy your company~
Blessings,
Mari

Left to spend $1330.99
Savings $519.26
Spent $169.01

I am so bad~

I had cleaned off my small desk and put my receipts in a 'safe place'.. however I couldn't remember WHERE that safe place was.. I have since found them... So here is the update~
Mind you this is 2 weeks worth of shopping~AND a triple at harris teeter! YIPPIE!
CVS
ear rinse x2
soup x4
hershey bars x2
perfume for gurl
oop $9.45
saved $23.33
Harveys (everything was on clearance)
2 incense burners
pasta storage
sponges x2
taco dinners x3
grapes
2 coffees (gave them to mil)
bananas
organic green beans x2
OOP $7.98
but mil gave me $5 so adjusted to $2.98
saved $12.72
Publix
ballons for gurl
steamfresh broc x4
salad mix x2
kraft cheesex2
publix bread x4 (last day of it being .89)
velvetta cheese x2
french's mustard
guacomole dipx2
teen vogue magazine (for gurl) she paid me back
oop 19.60
savings 18.30
$4 paid back from gurl so $15.60 adjusted oop
NOW my HT triples
I will just add all the trips together.. I only did 3 trips
total raisin bran x2
lysol toilet x2
soup x3
tea
snapple x2
pnut butter
baby food x3
cat food
colgate
dannon yogurt
tomatoes x4
oatmeal x2
tissue
compleats x3
yakisoba x3
spag x2
wet ones
oop $24.86
Savings $84.07
Then today....
I purchased from Publix
chipsahoy
cottenelle x3
milk
nestle milkx2
coffee filters
BC frosting x4
neosporin lip
J&J bars x4
baby food x2
BC cookie mix 4
colored safety pins
juicy juice x2
oop $10.37
saved $40.63
Walmart
pj's
cereal
crackers
cheese x2
dr. pepper 2 liter
skintaminte
tomatoes
cat food
wet wipes
cashews
pantiliners
tucks x12
parm cheese
freshmatic
unmentionalable x3
index tabs (more labels for my box)
rolaids x2
pencils
oop $14.14
saved $76.07

wowsie~
Then my cvs run
9 zeph 3liter waters
2 toothpastes
3 candy bars
4 small pieces of candy
OOP -.64
savings $36.64

New totals to follow!

Bringing this up to the top

savings $250.83
Left to spend $1409.03
spent $90.97

I know I promised an update on my

purchases but yesterday the unimaginable happened.... oh the terror, oh the horror! My keyboard died! Well not really the keyboard but the thingie that holds the other things to it did. My super manbear came to my rescue but by the time he got home to fix it it was later in the afternoon then the heater man came by (been without heat since Saturday) then I had to pick up Gurl from staying after and she had to go to BAM to research some project (I got well into the second book of a series) and then it was off to home to drop her off, a quick trip to the store for grated cheese for our homemade speg and by the time dishes were cleaned up and such I was too tired to type to you all.
I PROMISE to make it a priority tomorrow/Today! As you can see it is 3 am here and I am still awake... actually Manbear went to bed at 10:30 and I wasn't tired so I was up until 11:30 then I fell asleep on the couch in an odd position so my neck is in a crick. OUCH!~ Plus the tylenol hasn't kicked in yet, and manbear will be rising up in 45 minutes so I decided to just wait to go to bed until he gets up...
Long story on my week.. As most of you know I run my local freecycle group and there are just some members who are trying to tell me what rules to follow and how to follow them.. grrr~ I know the flippin' rules, I made most of them~! But anyway I am just feeling torn in 09809809809809799877 ways today and I promise to all of my accountability people I will post my purchases up to date. I have missed all of you~! Have you missed me?
Love and blessings,
Mari

I now have 8 followers

Even though one of them is me! So that means at least 7 others care what I say... thanks ya'll!