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… a whopping $715.
Keeping It Real Does that seem like a lot? How much did you spend? Did you create a budget and stick to it? Do tell.
The thing is, despite the name of this blog, The Hubs and I never really sat down and said, “We’re only going to spend this much on Christmas, [...]
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Mine, most decidedly, are not.
This comes from having a teenage brother whose nose is stuck in his own DSi (that he bought himself) more often than not. Does that mean his 6yo sister should have one? Certainly not!
She even helped a little brother out, so to speak, and wrote a note to Santa on his [...]
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…of course there was cake.
And presents…
Pretty simple birthday, really. Grandma and grandpa were visiting for Thanksgiving, so we celebrated with them, too. We kept it quiet and small. (No extra ankle biters running around, anyway.)
Simple, but not free.
The Breakdown:
Cake mix + frosting ~ $1.50 (with coupons) (baked by big brother, of course)
Transformers ~ $52
Emily the [...]
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I trust you all enjoyed a thoroughly wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends. Or just family. Or just friends. Whatever floats your boat. The real question is… What did you eat? Turkey? or ham?
Or are you crazy like us and had both?
My momma tried to tell me that we didn’t have to have turkey [...]
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Traipsing through a desolate pumpkin patch because we waited until too late in the season to go the beautiful Ohio countryside with friends…
…free!
Succumbing to apple fritters at the store where we finally bought our pumpkins…
…$7.50
Begging off dinner out with said friends…
… no charge. (We said we were trying to save money, but to be honest, [...]
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The kids are sick, the computer router’s touch and go, and The Hubs is officially one year away from the big-four-oh.
But hey! Alabama won! Even though their offense is nonexistent and they like, totally owe their kicker big time.
At least, that’s what the Hubs says. I have no idea what I’m talking about. And [...]
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Fireworks ~ $40
Sparklers — $0 (Thanks, Erin!)
One flag ~ $7.50 (I’m ashamed to admit we had never displayed one before.)
Three sno cones: $9.00(Three posed smiles: Priceless)
And two funnel cakes: $10.00. An absolute scam, but the ultimate Americana necessity.
(A video highlights these instead of a photo. It’s 57 seconds long. Complete with the potty dance and [...]
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