Friday, January 24, 2014

Well There Goes My No Spend Month

We just found out that we will have guests for about a month straight starting mid February.  I really want to get our house looking good before everyone gets here.  While we won't be redoing the floors yet (a big and expensive job and, well, I want to go to Europe some time this year), there are plenty of things I want to get for the house in the next couple of weeks, including:

  • 2 guest room TVs (32-36 inch type)
  • 3 OTA antennas (bought today--see below--one for each guest room TV and a newer one to replace the old antenna on our bedroom TV which is really old and unwieldy)
  • A garage door opener
  • A new refrigerator
  • A new washer and dryer
Those are the big things, we will also want to restock the pantry/fridge/freezers as well as buy lots of consumables (soap, toilet paper, etc).

Daily update

  • Walk: 2 miles (923 miles to go!)
  • No spend: Spent $69.03 on three OTA antennas and a curtain rod for hubby's bathroom.
  • Update this blog: yep
  • Update client's blog: yep
  • Photo: yep
  • Genealogy: spent about 45 minutes researching and hitting brick wall after brick wall
  • Writing: did a small section on the newest book idea I had
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 25, 2014 at 4:52 AM

    I would not be nearly so generous as to buy extra TVs for my guests - you must be thinking it will have a big payoff in keeping them peacefully occupied, LOL! Are they international students you are hosting?

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    1. Cash Only LivingJanuary 25, 2014 at 8:13 PM

      We have been wanting to get TVs for the guest rooms, this just kind of speeded it up. This group is all relatives--a cousin for one week, hubby's brother and wife and kids for a week. my sister with her kids and grandkids (a group of ten) for a week, and a couple of friends from Washington for a week. Busy busy busy!

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  2. Gill - That British WomanJanuary 25, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    it's always bloody expensive when folk visit, ask me how I know!!!!!

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    1. Cash Only LivingJanuary 25, 2014 at 8:14 PM

      You are so right. We though it would be great that we dont have to travel to visit people because they come to visit us but I think, cost wise, it is about a wash!

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