Posts by ChattyCat

I don't know my current score. When we bought our most recent house 1.5 years ago, mine was 780 and dh's was 790. We haven't had any late payments, and we pay off our cards every month, so I imagine they're about the same or higher. I...

After Pottery Barn charged me twice for a $1400 piece of furniture, I stopped using my debit card for anything other than pulling out cash. It didn't put us in the hole, but it really lowered the bank account balance for a few days...

My dh's car is a '99 Honda with about 90K miles on it. We put a new timing belt in over the summer, since it's best to do it before they break and ruin your engine. That was about $500. And, a few years back, we put a new alternator...

Quote: Originally Posted by velochic Some buying, but mostly holding. Definitely not selling - not even reallocating right now. That would be foolish... to buy high and sell low. My own opinion is that if you can't...

I hit the consignment store the day of or day after Halloween. Then they've got all the costumes seriously marked down. I pick up costumes in my kids' sizes for the following year. So, last year, I got an actual Disney Cinderella...

$259.06 My freezer and pantry are well stocked, and I have coupons for milk, so conceivable I could probably not spend anymore money, but I'll go and pick up sale items and fresh fruits and things.

I was going to suggest freezing it in a block of ice.

Quote: Originally Posted by smeisnotapirate There is a built-in alternative to Halloween in our calendar: Purim. I think that's why he just doesn't "get" Halloween - we already have our own version. He...

Not unreasonable at all. Dh won a Barnes and Noble gift card a few months ago. He could have easily bought himself some things, but he gave it to me to buy books for the kids. Our kids have no shortage of books either. I'm running...

I don't buy anything door-to-door. Ever. I don't care what they're selling. If I want it, I'll find it on my own. If I see girl scouts at at grocery store or something, I'll buy a few boxes. I was a girl scout, and I spent a month...