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Post by Linda on Sept 2, 2020 1:28:44 GMT
As of today, I will not make any scrapbooking purchases, no matter how tempting... minus anything I cannot live without via Peachy Cheap   I just received an unexpected car repair bill... there are no words  That car repair bill has taken up my monthly budget for everything. It's gonna be a looooonnng month I'm sorry - it's the worst when you have to spend the fun money on necessary but oh so not fun things |
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Post by joblackford on Sept 2, 2020 1:54:39 GMT
Well today I placed an order at target. I didn’t need $25 of it but it’s fancy shoes and a Xmas present for my daughter. I’m a fail at this game already. Not a fail, like Linda said, it's just one day. I pretty much immediately read a different thread here, clicked over for a freebie, and added a couple of digital things to my cart to say thanks for the free thing. So I lasted all of 5 minutes! And it was crafty stuff! But digital, so that counts for something right? |
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Post by artsyk on Sept 2, 2020 1:54:48 GMT
So I was going to do this...but it's Stamptember at SSS. I know I will cave and at least buy one or two sets.
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Post by ebbie on Sept 2, 2020 2:33:50 GMT
As of today, I will not make any scrapbooking purchases, no matter how tempting... minus anything I cannot live without via Peachy Cheap I just received an unexpected car repair bill... there are no words That car repair bill has taken up my monthly budget for everything. It's gonna be a looooonnng month I'm sorry - it's the worst when you have to spend the fun money on necessary but oh so not fun things The bill was for almost $2000... so much for just getting an oil change and regular service inspection, LOL  |
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Post by Linda on Sept 2, 2020 2:39:20 GMT
I'm sorry - it's the worst when you have to spend the fun money on necessary but oh so not fun things The bill was for almost $2000... so much for just getting an oil change and regular service inspection, LOL good grief - I'm sorry. |
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Post by ebbie on Sept 2, 2020 3:03:54 GMT
The bill was for almost $2000... so much for just getting an oil change and regular service inspection, LOL good grief - I'm sorry. I'm sorry too, LOL. So I am definitely on a no-spend September!  |
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 2, 2020 17:13:27 GMT
Organization moved to the top of the list last night! Never in my 25 years of scrapbooking did I have 2 ongoing albums for the same child and same photos. I'm feeling really mad at myself for all those extra photos that were ordered. Fortunately I only found three duplicate pages. So,
who wrote it better, A or B?   |
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 2, 2020 17:16:13 GMT
A or B?   |
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Post by tc on Sept 2, 2020 17:20:57 GMT
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 2, 2020 17:31:00 GMT
A or B?   |
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Post by refugeepea on Sept 2, 2020 17:33:02 GMT
Thanks. I thought I edited my post with two of the pages, but it ended up being a new one below your comment.  |
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Post by Linda on Sept 2, 2020 17:54:13 GMT
refugeepea - they are all great. I've done that before also.
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Post by Elsabelle on Sept 2, 2020 19:06:06 GMT
I'm sorry - it's the worst when you have to spend the fun money on necessary but oh so not fun things The bill was for almost $2000... so much for just getting an oil change and regular service inspection, LOL  That's a gut punch. I'm sorry. |
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Post by joyfulnana on Sept 2, 2020 20:01:24 GMT
refugeepea they are all great but A, B, B are my favorites. I love bright colorful paper lol. ebbie that sucks! I'm sorry you had that unexpected bill. AND that it too your crafty budget. So far so good here - it's the 2nd and I've held strong lol. And I will definitely be staying out of that thread looking for sales lol.
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Post by scrappersue on Sept 2, 2020 20:32:57 GMT
Just threw some stuff in my Amazon cart and then thought - wait. It is such an automatic instinct. Both items can wait a month and see if I really need them. This is going to be a long month  |
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Post by tc on Sept 2, 2020 20:36:43 GMT
This is going to be a long month Right? Middle of day two and it's a struggle. It seems as if every shopping enterprise on Earth comes out with their holiday offerings during September. I started mindlessly looking at Halloween door hangers on etsy last night and then remembered my September goal. I definitely don't NEED a door hanger. I'm hoping this will help me curb some of my "entertainment" spending - even after the month is over. |
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Post by Linda on Sept 2, 2020 20:40:23 GMT
Just threw some stuff in my Amazon cart and then thought - wait. It is such an automatic instinct. Both items can wait a month and see if I really need them. This is going to be a long month yup - decided on a September project (30 lists) and added an album and page protectors to my Amazon cart...BUT I didn't check out. I'll save them and buy them when my project is FINISHED (at the earliest Oct 1st) DD13 wants to go to HL...I got a really generous gift card from DH for my birthday but I'm trying to hold off on using any of it - I have enough stuff, more than enough, for now. So hoping DH takes her instead of me |
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Post by Ryann on Sept 2, 2020 21:37:41 GMT
Yes! I’m in! I’ve been in heavy retail therapy the last few months. I really need to stop. I think what will make this doable is I have a birthday this month, so it won’t be completely without something new. I just won’t be the one to buy it! Wait, is that cheating?!? lol
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Post by hop2 on Sept 2, 2020 22:48:17 GMT
Yeah, no, I can’t promise a no spend September. ( I probably should but shopping is making me happy right now, I am not over budget even with the furlough ) But I’ll cheer you all on from the side lines.
( off to look at Nuvo & Stamptember sales )
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Post by joblackford on Sept 2, 2020 23:21:20 GMT
So I was going to do this...but it's Stamptember at SSS. I know I will cave and at least buy one or two sets. That was my reaction too! But maybe we can have a spend-less Stamptember? I have barely looked at SSS so far - nothing in the promo pictures I saw yesterday caught my eye. |
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Post by amom23 on Sept 2, 2020 23:53:17 GMT
Well I ended placing an Amazon order for a hair product that's been out of stock for months, but I'm back on the wagon and staying strong.
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Post by psiluvu on Sept 3, 2020 0:28:01 GMT
I'm in.
I am sitting in a very well stocked craft room that up until March hadn't been touched in about four years except for the odd card. My stuff may be out of date but I figure I liked it well enough to buy it at one point so I need to use it.
Now if someone has a good sale on albums all bets are off I really need some albums.
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Post by artsyk on Sept 3, 2020 1:17:19 GMT
So I was going to do this...but it's Stamptember at SSS. I know I will cave and at least buy one or two sets. That was my reaction too! But maybe we can have a spend-less Stamptember? I have barely looked at SSS so far - nothing in the promo pictures I saw yesterday caught my eye. Yes, spend-less!!! |
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Post by tc on Sept 3, 2020 1:58:31 GMT
Well I ended placing an Amazon order for a hair product that's been out of stock for months, but I'm back on the wagon and staying strong. I read this at first as styling strong, which also works! |
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Post by Elsabelle on Sept 3, 2020 22:59:39 GMT
I feel like I should come here to confess my sins. I spent $15 at TM.  My local TM closed and the nearest one is 45 minutes away. I get out so infrequently that it could several months until I'm back there so I went in knowing full well that I would spend money if I found something I liked. I'm still doing well for only spending $25 on scrappy supplies in the last 9 weeks, though, so I won't lay a thick guilt trip on myself. Just a thin one. |
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Post by ebbie on Sept 4, 2020 4:01:25 GMT
Well, it is officially September 4th and I have yet to make any scrappy purchases... 4 days down, another 26 days to go!
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Post by Linda on Sept 4, 2020 13:26:36 GMT
I feel like I should come here to confess my sins. I spent $15 at TM. My local TM closed and the nearest one is 45 minutes away. I get out so infrequently that it could several months until I'm back there so I went in knowing full well that I would spend money if I found something I liked. I'm still doing well for only spending $25 on scrappy supplies in the last 9 weeks, though, so I won't lay a thick guilt trip on myself. Just a thin one. I can totally relate - ours is about an hour and I usually only get there 2-3 times a year (Christmas and Back to School shopping and maybe one more time) and I haven't been since Christmas. We're still staying safer at home as much as possible so it'll be some time before we consider venturing out that far but I would totally break my spending fast if we did |
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Post by amom23 on Sept 4, 2020 13:59:55 GMT
I just heard a great phrase from a lady on Instagram I follow who is doing a Spending Detox for the month of Sept. That is exactly how I feel right now - the need to detox from spending so much money on random stuff in my life.
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Post by tc on Sept 4, 2020 14:09:13 GMT
Day 4: Today is my payday. I'd normally put in an Amazon order, maybe do a Target run, perhaps stop by a craft store (only did that once since the start of COVID), and probably browse Zulily. Especially before a holiday weekend so I had things to play with over the longer weekend. Not that I can't shop from what is already contained within my house. Today is going to be rough without my payday instant gratification rush. It's amazing how I use shopping as a coping mechanism. And how bad I am at holding on to my money.
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Post by Linda on Sept 4, 2020 17:24:59 GMT
Day 4: Today is my payday. I'd normally put in an Amazon order, maybe do a Target run, perhaps stop by a craft store (only did that once since the start of COVID), and probably browse Zulily. Especially before a holiday weekend so I had things to play with over the longer weekend. Not that I can't shop from what is already contained within my house. Today is going to be rough without my payday instant gratification rush. It's amazing how I use shopping as a coping mechanism. And how bad I am at holding on to my money. Stay strong! You can do it. |
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That car repair bill has taken up my monthly budget for everything. It's gonna be a looooonnng month 
