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Boxing day update
Posted on December 30th, 2008 6 commentsJosh and I have been busy packing and getting ready for our move but we have also managed to nearly complete our Boxing Day shopping. Here’s how we’ve made out so far:
Over budget
Mattress and Bed: Over budget by $43
Coffee Table: Over budget by $60
Winter boots: Over budget by $30
Winter coat: Over budget by $138
Men’s shirts: Over budget by $10
Total amount over budget: $281
Under budget
Dresser: Under budget by $230
TV: Under budget by $80
Bras: Under budget by $15
Total amount under budget: $325
Unplanned spending
Antique Tea Trolley: $254
4-pack Undershirts $27
Total unplanned spending $281
In total, we were under budget by $44. However, our unplanned spending brought us over our budget by $237. Apart from the antique tea trolley I bought, we pretty much kept right on track. The best thing we did was encourage each other to keep focused and by-passed any stores that we didn’t really need to go into. Otherwise this “unplanned spending” number could have grown considerably!
6 responses to “Boxing day update”
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Catherine December 30th, 2008 at 13:47
Congrats on your discipline while shopping! Sounds great - especially the antique tea trolley (don’t you love those?)
Best wishes to you, Josh and furbaby as you pack, move and get settled! -
Andrea December 30th, 2008 at 15:22
Sounds like you had a fun time shopping : )
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It’s OK to splurge once in awhile. It sounds like you found some great bargains. I agree it is easier to save money when you stay out of the stores!
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I think you did awesome!
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Brenda December 31st, 2008 at 09:26
Congrats on your purchases! We bought a new mattress and boxspring yesterday, which we had looked at earlier in Dec. The tag read, “sale on until Dec. 31.” So, yesterday we went in, and the regular price was on the set, not the sale price. The regular price was $2307, when the sale price was $999. (Yes, a HUGE difference!) Thankfully, when the sales lady came over, and we told her about the sale price, she said yes, she would honour that! Whew!!! I had also “purchased” a gift certificate from an online ad of someone who had a $500 off certificate to this store, and I bought it for $300. So we saved an additional $200 on the set. I think we did well! Can’t wait for it to be delivered next week!
Happy New Year to you, SQ and your partner, and to everyone on here. Keep up the terrific blog in 2009, and hope your move goes well! -
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