Making Cents Of It All

Hubby and I celebrated our 26 wedding anniversary this week. He took the day off and we went to our favorite restaurant for lunch. They started doing a lunch special for $19 a person M-F 11-2:30 so we went during that time. You get an appetizer and a main dish.  Hubby got his favorite appetizer, Black pepper bacon. It is $18 on the menu by itself. I did steal a taste.  He then got the baby spinach salad with grilled salmon as his meal. He loved it.  I got the wedge salad to start off with. Yummy! My main meal was the french dip with a side of duck fat fries. I shared the fries with Hubby because he loves them. I brought half of my sandwich home and ate it the next day for lunch.  We were stuffed so we didn't order dessert. When the waiter brought the bill he surprised us with a trio of gelato. The chocolate was the best gelato I have ever had. They make them all in house. I though it was very sweet of them. We had to eat them,...

A year ago I started blogging. I didn't know if anyone out there would be interested in what I had to say. Since a bunch of you have hung around and visit me regularly, I guess you do. It has been a learning process for sure. Hubby helps with the IT part so that makes my life much easier. Thanks for sticking around. I love chatting with all of you. Lets see where year 2 takes me.  My five favorite posts this year were: #5  Free Donuts . Who wouldn't love a box of free donuts.  #4  Do you have a budget?  Hubby and I really believe that a budget can help everyone with their finances.  #3  Cost of foods according to the USDA  Our groceries/household items for 2018 averaged a little over $400 a month. So we are on the super thrifty plan.  #2  I Quit My Job!  I am loving being home full time.  #1  Welcome to the family.  Have you met my granddogger Ruby? She is a beauty. 5 things you might not know about me:...

What a week! Hubby and I were away for a long weekend because it was our 25th Anniversary. We stayed in my sisters's timeshare (Thanks K). It was a ton of fun. We went to a farm and learned how they make maple syrup and got to try lots of samples. We did bring some home as a treat too. We played ping pong, air hockey, went in hot tubs, watched movies and just relaxed. There were icicles everywhere.  They were absolutely beautiful!                                            The unit did have a kitchen so we cooked 2 meals a day and ate out once a day. We did bring home all the leftovers.We had to cut the trip short by a day because a snowstorm was coming but we ended up staying home with the kids that day as schools were closed.  I did find time to be frugal. Here was my week: - Running only full loads in the washing machine and hanging most...