God help me, I want desperately to buy things.

[Bertha Venation]

A few days ago, I ordered Mrs. V.'s birthday present to me, a new bag. It's a traveler's day pack but it will serve my needs nicely.

Now Mrs. V. is out of town, I'm bored, my tax refund (whose intended use is to pay bills) is burning a hole in my pocket.

Tell me things that will keep me from a materialistic frenzy.

[tigereye]

1. buy yourself a little something... and save the rest!

I've been really frugal since Christmas...

:hi:

[Kali]

2. pay the bills!

I know EXACTLY how you feel - mine got deposited on Friday and I have so many projects and things I want to do, but both vehicles have insurance payments due and the freezer is getting pretty bare. I want to buy screen and fencing and garden supplies, but I had to be happy with getting a part for my oven (and then get religion hoping it is the part I need and I will finally have a working oven again, rather than having to try another different part)

I splurged an bought stars here and even bought somebody a star as I was planning to do that for a friend anyway, but somebody beat me to that one. I'm glad my tax money didn't come earlier - I might have spent WAY too much on hearts

[demtenjeep]

3. if you put an extra 200 a month towards one bill till it is paid off

then add that plus the amount you normally paid on that bill to the next bill and so on, you can pay off a lot of things early!

[Bertha Venation]

4. I recently heard of this concept --

it's a good one!

I'm also looking forward to having our Corolla paid off in one year. Can use that amount toward paying off more debt. :)

[demtenjeep]

5. we are doing that and will have all but our mortgage paid off

within 3 years and that includes student loans :)

but we upped the 200 to 500.00

[Skittles]

6. you want I should kick your free-spending ass, Kim?

I WILL YOU KNOW

[Bertha Venation]

7. Yes, Skittles, please do.

I need a good ass-kicking, and I can't think of anyone I'd rather have do it. :)