Well, back to hard core frugality

so we came home, under budget for the SC trip. . . the money that we had left over, will cover dd's summer college tuition. I sold 40 hours of vacation , and that will cover her fall tuition. She pays for her books, fees, etc.

Now, to start saving for :

dh and I new glasses and dd new contacts. . . my insurance will pay a bit, but not nearly all of the cost.

repair to the van latch on the back - we broke it while on vaccation

paint for the outside of the house.


all relatively expensive items, so hardcore frugality is in order. Il is going to increase our income taxes by 50%, as well as increase the gas tax, license fees, and now are going to add taxes to some food items (what they consider junk foods)

So -- I made a batch of homemade laundry detergent the other day, and we've started using that. . . will be making homemade waffles for dd's breakfasts (she's a waffle fanatic) and curbing pretty much all unnecessary spending.