Thanks you guys, those were really helpful suggestions!
We definitely fall into the "eat out trap" even though we spend at least 100 dollars on groceries each week. I can't tell you how many times that I have thrown out expired things because I was too lazy to cook. So I am definitely doing careful meal planning lately.
We spent so much redecorating our house and are installing a vinyl fence at the moment (slowly but surely, LOL) that I actually am genuinely happy to be hanging out at home beause it's so pretty!
I think we are definitely going to try the netflix thing because we ALWAYS return movies late, no matter how hard we try not to.
The library is a fabulous idea, but I also always return everything late. This is horrible but DH had a library card and has like 10 books he never returned so that makes me nervous! But, I am getting two subscriptions to magazines I like as I can buy all of them every month. So I'll get two subscriptions, save money, and skip the others.
To redecorate too, I've been scavengering lawn sales and repainting and adding new hardware to old things. It stinks searching forever to find things.. but like today I found a new, old, dining room table and chairs that is a nice shape, solid build, ugly upholstery and needs refinished. But I can do those things cheap and for 75 it was a steal (downn from 125, woohoo)
I really just buy lots of little things that add up, clothes for my pups, clothes for me, books, magazines, candles, ect ect ect. So I am totally trying to limit myself.
I am not working at the moment because of some anxiety issues I'm working on
. But, DH might get a second every other week job at Home Depot for the discount and a little extra to put into savings. And hopefully, I'll be back to working somewhere soon
