Butch Femme Planet  

Go Back   Butch Femme Planet > LIFE > Hobbies, Crafts, Interests

Hobbies, Crafts, Interests Do you like to knit? Throw pottery? Go fishing? Camping? Have Pets? Make jewelry? Tell us about it here!

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-23-2010, 09:32 PM   #1
AtLast
Infamous Member

How Do You Identify?:
Woman
Preferred Pronoun?:
HER - SHE
Relationship Status:
Relating
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird
Posts: 5,408
Thanks: 11,826
Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857
AtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST Reputation
Member Photo Albums
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gemme View Post
Did they call her the Coupon Mom? If so, that woman is AMAZING! She does that ALL THE TIME.
OMG! Kewl, I am going to find her on TV again!!!
WOW!!!! My new hero is The Coupon Mom!!!


Quote:
Originally Posted by Braedon View Post
Wow Atlast, thats truly amazing!
I was awestruck!!! Obviously she has to do some planning, but think of the $ you could save! Here, I thought I used coupons well. No way!

CHA-CHING!!!
AtLast is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to AtLast For This Useful Post:
Old 03-23-2010, 09:37 PM   #2
moxie
Senior Member

How Do You Identify?:
a cynical princess wannabe
Preferred Pronoun?:
lipgloss junkie
Relationship Status:
yep
 
moxie's Avatar
 

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: the ville
Posts: 3,027
Thanks: 2,544
Thanked 6,765 Times in 1,846 Posts
Rep Power: 21474855
moxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputationmoxie Has the BEST Reputation
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by AtLastHome View Post
OMG! Kewl, I am going to find her on TV again!!!
WOW!!!! My new hero is The Coupon Mom!!!




I was awestruck!!! Obviously she has to do some planning, but think of the $ you could save! Here, I thought I used coupons well. No way!

CHA-CHING!!!
I don't think this is her, but you should try http://www.moneysavingmom.com

TONS of coupons and deals at stores. She also talks about how she shops with coupons and spends I think it is $40/week to feed a family of five. And she ALWAYS has money left and how she used the extra money to pay 100% down on a house.

Site is awesome.
moxie is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to moxie For This Useful Post:
Old 03-24-2010, 12:01 AM   #3
AtLast
Infamous Member

How Do You Identify?:
Woman
Preferred Pronoun?:
HER - SHE
Relationship Status:
Relating
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: CA & AZ I'm a Snowbird
Posts: 5,408
Thanks: 11,826
Thanked 10,827 Times in 3,199 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857
AtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST ReputationAtLast Has the BEST Reputation
Member Photo Albums
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by puregrrl View Post
I don't think this is her, but you should try http://www.moneysavingmom.com

TONS of coupons and deals at stores. She also talks about how she shops with coupons and spends I think it is $40/week to feed a family of five. And she ALWAYS has money left and how she used the extra money to pay 100% down on a house.

Site is awesome.

Totally AWESOME!!! Thanks! I love saving money!!!
AtLast is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-27-2010, 11:39 AM   #4
Linus
The Planet's Technical Bubba

How Do You Identify?:
FTM
Preferred Pronoun?:
He/Him/Geek
Relationship Status:
Married to my forever!
 
Linus's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 5,440
Thanks: 2,929
Thanked 10,727 Times in 3,172 Posts
Rep Power: 21474857
Linus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST ReputationLinus Has the BEST Reputation
Default

Welp. I get to update this. I may be able to wipe out another debt. I went to H&R Block, got my taxes done and found out I only need to pay about $200 to NYC for taxes (my company didn't realize that Queens is part of NYC until April 09). But my federal return will equal around $3K. On top of that, after talk with my rep (and will verify with my g/f father who's a tax accountant) I apparently set aside too much from the stocks I sold towards taxes I believed I would have to pay on selling them (since I won't have to pay taxes on those until next year and I'll be doing a cross-country move along with getting my 401K going even more, I set aside an amount for it in a high-interest account that I never access other than to put my Emergency Funds in). Between the tax return and the excess tax funds I had set aside, it will pay off another credit card (about another 10%) leaving me with one credit card and the line of credit to pay off.

w00t!
__________________
Personal Blog || [] || Cigar Blog


"We become Human Doings instead of Human Beings." -- Ram Dass
Linus is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Linus For This Useful Post:
Old 04-26-2010, 07:59 PM   #5
Diva
Timed Out

How Do You Identify?:
Diva
Preferred Pronoun?:
Diva
 
Diva's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chez Diva
Posts: 11,879
Thanks: 9,263
Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts
Rep Power: 0
Diva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST Reputation
Member Photo Albums
Default

I found this really neat website......stumbled onto it, actually!

Lots of good information! Hope You find it useful as well!


http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm

Diva is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to Diva For This Useful Post:
Old 05-10-2010, 10:31 AM   #6
Medusa
Mentally Delicious

How Do You Identify?:
Queer High Femme, thank you very much
Preferred Pronoun?:
Mme.
Relationship Status:
Married to JD.
 
Medusa's Avatar
 

Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 10,446
Thanks: 5,995
Thanked 42,691 Times in 7,831 Posts
Rep Power: 21474861
Medusa has disabled reputation
Default

Anyone bring their lunches to work?

I once added up the cost of a Starbucks every morning and an out-lunch every day and it was pretty embarrassing to spend that amount of money on food and beverage.

Jack and I went to the store last week and got all kinds of fancy lunchmeat, lettuce, fancy bread and cheese, and good sandwich spread so we can have lunches at work that we actually look forward to.
Yanno, it kinda sucks to eat a crappy peanut butter and jelly on cheap-ass bread.

Today, I found a Marie Callendar pot pie in the back of the freezer. Its a parmesean chicken one and so far is pretty good

Tell me your ideas on saving money on food and drink at work!
__________________
.
.
.
Medusa is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Medusa For This Useful Post:
Old 05-10-2010, 11:06 AM   #7
Diva
Timed Out

How Do You Identify?:
Diva
Preferred Pronoun?:
Diva
 
Diva's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Chez Diva
Posts: 11,879
Thanks: 9,263
Thanked 17,174 Times in 5,239 Posts
Rep Power: 0
Diva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST ReputationDiva Has the BEST Reputation
Member Photo Albums
Default

I'm on this quest now to see just how long I can go between visits to the grocery store. Today, I have to go as my daughter will be here tomorrow and so I have to break my streak, I guess!

But it made me realize just how much I DON'T really need. So when I run out of bread, I go to crackers. Tuna salad tastes just as good on a cracker as it does on whole wheat.


Diva is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-10-2010, 11:25 AM   #8
SassyLeo
Is Grateful

How Do You Identify?:
Queer Femme
Preferred Pronoun?:
She
Relationship Status:
Engaged
 
SassyLeo's Avatar
 

Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: The PDX
Posts: 1,526
Thanks: 846
Thanked 1,577 Times in 620 Posts
Rep Power: 856202
SassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST ReputationSassyLeo Has the BEST Reputation
Default

I spend about $150 (sometimes up to $200) per month on groceries. I make most lunches and dinners at home and eat out maybe 1 time per week- Usually Sunday breakfast with Erin. I buy things that can make different kinds of meals.

For instance: I buy several boxes of Israeli Couscous (YUM) or a 5 grain mix that Trader Joe's sells, which I make with chicken broth. Sometimes I will use it for a side dish with chicken or pork chops... just add some veggies. Also I make a cold salad with it for lunches.

I never eat out for lunch at work. The rare occasion is a group/team lunch thing we do like 6 or 8 times per year.

And I rarely buy coffee at work. I either make it at home or drink tea.

Lunch would normally cost about $7-8 per day. Coffee around $3. So that comes to $140 for food and $60 for coffee. $200 on lunch alone!

Ask June ... I'm a thrifty shopper.
__________________
Joy is the best makeup
-Anne Lamott
SassyLeo is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to SassyLeo For This Useful Post:
Reply

Tags
frugal, saving money


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:44 AM.


ButchFemmePlanet.com
All information copyright of BFP 2018