The Last Supper

......in my beloved Crockpot!

Crock pots are a great way to make healthy, inexpensive meals for those of us on the a budget and with very little time. I actually use mine alot.

Last night before I went to bed I put some oxtails and shortribs in the crock pot to cook on low. The smell of them woke me up early this morning. I hurried downstairs to check on them and broke the lid right of the pot. I am truly saddened by the this event but overjoyed that I can finally buy a new one.

When I wanted to buy a new one Boobee wouldn't let me because he said we had a perfectly good one, but.......NOT ANYMORE!!!

I have been looking on Amazon.com and see several models that I am interested in. I can't wait until fall, I will be making chili, gumbo, stews and soups every week. I'll let you now what model I decide on but for now all the fun is in looking at different models and comparing prices and features.

Do you crock pot? What are some of your favorite recipes?

YBP

Allowance Challenge

Chitown over a windy city blues had a great post on possibly using the allowance system to control spending.

Basically this means you are giving yourself a set amount of money to spend each week and after you have spent it there should be no more spending. Reader Aaren commented on how she puts $250.00 a month into a separate checking account that is simply for her allowance and gas. There are several other PF bloggers that are trying the allowance system as a way to focus on goals such as saving more and paying off debt.

I want to try to use the allowance system for one month and would love to have some people participate with me so we can hold each other accountable.

I know DD is moving in the beginning of the month and the first weekend of the month is also the 4th of July but lets all see if we can pick an amount for an allowance to give ourselves for the month. Perhaps we can post at the end of every week how we did with spending and what we bought with our allowance. We can update on our blogs how we did each week.

Who's in??

Started the Christmas Shopping.... with Video Games

I started my Christmas shopping and I already spent $288.00. I bought for 3 people, my two little brothers and my boyfriends mother.

What did I buy?

3 Video Games for my brothers' XBox 360- Fallout 3, Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty World at War. Those games are expensive!!! I bought them from Amazon.com and they were $59.99 a piece. I also had to pay for shipping to upstate New York and with tax that came to roughly $205.00

I also bought my boyfriend's mom a mixer for $83.99 from Target. He is going to give me half the money for it which is good.

I only have to buy for my boyfriend, my parents, and his sister. I have about $300 left. I will probably buy his sister and her baby some stuff from Gap or Old Navy on sale. My parents will probably get something Christian Related, and my boyfriend some Boots, and a DVD player.

At first I didn't feel in the Christmas spirit but buying for my brothers really made me change my spirit.

How is your Christmas shopping going?

until next time, think prosperous thoughts

YBP

Black Friday Ads Posted

I found this website on accident last year and decided to take a peak at it this year to see what some stores will be offering for Black Friday. My favorite ad is Walmart ( not my beloved Target). It looks like I may be able to get all Christmas Shopping done there on Black Friday, if I get there early enough.

I am in the process of reconfiguring my office to make it more workable and so I also think I will be getting a few things simply for it. It looks like Walmart will have an HP Deskjet Printer, Copier Fax for only $29.00

I also may pick up the papasan chair for $30.00. I am also sure they will have some type of window panels and maybe a desk for sale.

Do you plan to do any shopping on Black Friday?

until next time, think prosperous thoughts

YBP