Tammy's Journal

Feb Update

(Tammywahm) — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:26:49 PST

So far for February - we have paid off some small medical bills, and 2 cc's. WOOHOO!! They weren't big balances but big enough. KWIM?

I saved $75 last month on our electric bill! Love that clothesline.

I am now working full time from home - at it's going great! Actually I am...

Weekly Update!!

(Tammywahm) — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:10:25 PST

WOW I can't believe it's been a week since I posted here. The new blogs look great!!
SO let's see what I can update. ~Totally used the clothesline now for 2 weeks - only used the dryer 1 time in that time period.

~Got the electric bill and it's bad! ALOT higher than last year...

Wacky Wednesday

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:26:40 PST

Well the meter guy came this morning to read the electric meter. I am going out there in about 5 minutes to read it and compare it to last months. I KNOW it's not good already. PLUS the rates went up.

Need to wash a load of laundry and will hang out to dry. It's cool for us...

lots of homemade snacks

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:37:59 PST

Well I have been very busy making lots of homemade snacks. I have made 2 batches of homemade brownies, 2 loaves of pumpkin bread, chocolate cookie bars, pizza crust and 3 loaves of homemade bread.

I will be freezing alot of this otherwise everyone will eat, eat and eat. LOL

Not...

Pancakes Galore!!!!!!!

(Tammywahm) — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:22:03 PST

Well I decided to make some pancakes up and freeze so that I'd have them for dh's breakfast/lunch. Also for the kids that way if I don't feel like making pancakes I don't have to - just warm them up. LOL

Well 12 dozen later - I am done!!

laundry soap

(Tammywahm) — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:05:33 PST

Well.......... time to wash bedding today. I am almost out of my favorite laundry soap. I have a bottle of stuff - I can't stand the smell of (dh uses it to wash his car LOL now) and then 1/4 bucket of laundry soap from Sams - that well honestly I just like Tide better. LOL I have...

Frugal Monday

(Tammywahm) — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:28:56 PST

Well today I spent $13 at the store and ONLY got what was on my list!!
10lbs flour
cinnamon
pumpkin pie spice
2 spiral notebooks
milk
chocolate chips
eggs

Put gas in dh's car when we were out - got gas from Sams - cheapest place in town right now.

I washed and hung out...

groceries/laundry/writing about being frugal

(Tammywahm) — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:40:43 PST

Well went grocery shopping yesterday and spent 211.00 - that is for 2 weeks worth of dinners, all breakfasts and most lunches. Some lunches will also be leftovers. Will need to go back for milk, but that should be it! WOOHOO! I think I did pretty good. I went with my menus, grocery...

water bill

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:00:16 PST

Got the water bill - down $16 this last month. I still do an insane amount of laundry BUT dh installed a new toliet a month and a half ago - low flow. We got the toliet from a construction company for $30 because it wasn't the right color for the home they were building - it was the...

Checking KWH/hanging laundry out

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 08:57:31 PST

WOW - Our kwh have been high for this month. Will be glad when the meter guy is here (the 17th of the month) - then I can start tracking them again. I know the dryer was causing alot of it. As we haven't had the a/c or heat on in a couple of months. This new clothesline is going...

Beautiful day!!

(Tammywahm) — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:51:13 PST

It's a gorgous day here in West Central Florida! Just gorgous!!

Laundry washed in cold water, hung on the line.
Dinner will be soft shell tacos and mexican rice - all at home. Chicken is in the crockpot simmering. Yummy!

Straightened out the freezer above the frig - and really...

saving on soda/paying mortgage off early

(Tammywahm) — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:46:07 PST

On the 1st of Jan - I put myself on self imposed restriction of less soda. Well I went until yesterday before I had a pepsi. I felt like one and really enjoyed BUT couldn't wait for my ice tea the next glass.

I WAS a HUGE pepsi addict - going through a 12 pack in less than 2 days!!...

Monday

(Tammywahm) — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:28:01 PST

Well it's monday - pretty good day!

Hung clothes out on my new clothesline! WOOHOO!! I needed a clothespin holder and I didn't want to spend any money. Now I could of sewn one - but I am short on time right now. So I made one out of an old ice cream bucket - the handle comes off...

Saturday!

(Tammywahm) — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 15:28:36 PST

Been a very frugal day here.
Washed laundry in cold water - hung one load on the line. WOOHOO for that new clothesline. Dh still needs to fix some of the lines tomorrow. Then I will be ready to use it full time next week!

Didn't go anywhere - so no wasting gas or $$$.

Found...

bought a new bed

(Tammywahm) — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:23:35 PST

Got oldest dson a new mattress/boxspring today. It was printed wrong (the pattern on it) It's been in the showroom for 3 months and no one wanted it - got it today for $100 for the set! It's made by bassett and is awesome! Great price for a new mattress/boxspring set! WOOHOO!! Very...

Grocery shopping day

(Tammywahm) — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 15:36:08 PST

Went grocery shopping and got alot for $177. We are a family of 9 plus a big lab, so this was good for us!

I got the Feb issue in Woman's day - and I am quoted in an article by Mary Hunt! Too cool! It's on saving money by putting in a hot water heater timer.

Worked for...

WOOHOO got a ........

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:40:27 PST

CLOTHESLINE!!!!!!!!! Dh came home from work - ate dinner and starting working on the clothesline. YEAH!! I am soooooo excited. This will save us lots of $$.

Back to working for me.

Here we go...........

(Tammywahm) — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:48:27 PST

Gonna start getting real guerilla frugal again. All the little things add up!! I want to have a savings account, freedom acct and pay a few bills off.

First thing we'll work on - cutting that electric bill down and the groceries. That's the challenge for january.

Start turning...