Snootyvixen

… get away. Get a good job with more pay and you’re OK. Those are the words, but that’s not the subject of this post – though it could be very soon. (shhh, it’s a secret … for now!) I’ve been both lauded and criticized for my method of doling out allowances to my two [...]

We’re not really a jam eating family, but with my latest foray into preserving, I watch the store circulars like a hawk, waiting for great sales on produce.Yes, I know I’m at the wrong end of the season, but when the mood strikes … So, when Aldi advertised pineapple at .99c a pound, I knew [...]

It’s the day after pay day, so I can breathe for a while. I’m still struggling, of course, with the decision I must make. The latest email from my (potential) credit counselor suggests that I contact an attorney. In other words, “there is no hope.” But for now. I have money in my pocket. Both [...]

I really appreciate all my friends who have been throwing me landlines – there’s a lot of good information out there! I also apologize to those who expressed that I was trying to pull on people’s heartstrings. That is certainly not the intention of this soul-baring experience. I am in a situation that I’m sure [...]

Post 104! I think my 100th post just whizzed by without so much as a blink! For those following my financial woes, I had my first appointment with the credit counselor today. Was it an omen that they lost power 30 seconds before I showed up for my appointment? Probably. I had completed the preliminary [...]

I felt the need to go grocery shopping again today. Donating groceries felt so good that I needed to donate more! Today’s shopping coup netted $159.37 worth of goodies for just $24.36 (and I still have $15 in catalinas to spend on my next shopping trip). Here’s what I came home with: 6 jars of [...]

Just got home from a shopping trip with – 11 boxes of cereal, – 16 paper towel rolls, – 24 cans of veggies, – 11 boxes of chicken & beef broth, – 5 Breyers ice cream, – 17 Knorr rice sides and a 3lb bag of apples for 28.96 after store discounts and coupons, and [...]

It’s been just a couple of weeks since I cut up the credit cards, and I’m looking forward to my debt-free future with renewed enthusiasm! Yes, it was hard. I wanted to convince myself that I could keep one card in a draw somewhere because I would surely have a future emergency that necessitated the [...]

We survived no less than FOUR cab rides in Chicago! I feel quite accomplished! Before I update on our last day in the windy city, I have a shopping triumph to report: After being in Chicago for 3 days, I really needed to get some REAL bargains at the grocery store – my budget for [...]

It didn’t come at the beginning of the year, this feeling. At least not at the start of the calendar year. This little mini-phenomenon, I believe, came at the start of the Chinese New Year. So, is it a coincidence that this is the Year of the Ox, and my chinese astrological sign is the [...]