tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post7404798346454025375..comments2023-09-28T03:40:46.056-07:00Comments on Frugal and Thankful: The budget Thursday.Lenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16064081200654561079noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post-33337080028989820652014-03-15T07:04:31.786-07:002014-03-15T07:04:31.786-07:00We have some planned vacations but I keep my "...We have some planned vacations but I keep my "travelling" category alive in the budget :) I started my budget in October last year and I save only EUR50 every month for that. Thinking about prices in Europe, it is not much but hey, it is always better than nothing, right? ;)Shovellicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06647631596158349115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post-23773400242261797762014-03-14T21:46:29.192-07:002014-03-14T21:46:29.192-07:00Heck ya, I am already saving for Christmas and Vac...Heck ya, I am already saving for Christmas and Vacation!! I have been working on some handmade Christmas gifts of and on. I'm still kicking around ideas for other handmade gifts. We are planning a big vacation this year with the whole family, need to bump the savings up more to be on track. Congrats on that tax refund, glad you were able to have a few extra treats for the familyDebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319991952705204675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post-18922224844574994562014-03-14T08:45:21.073-07:002014-03-14T08:45:21.073-07:00A friend and I are considering a cruise around Gre...A friend and I are considering a cruise around Greece this Christmas as our kids are grown and Christmas just isn't the same anymore. Whether it transpires or not remains to be seen but its nice to dream. I'd love to take Kazi too but as she's just starting her job she likely won't have too many days off over Christmas. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post-53414179742331787072014-03-14T05:34:51.556-07:002014-03-14T05:34:51.556-07:00We are starting to talk about vacation plans for t...We are starting to talk about vacation plans for the next few months. Money is not the problem with the plans we have so far, it's getting the time off from work. Sigh.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519986092114737286.post-53581276623707934132014-03-14T04:47:33.603-07:002014-03-14T04:47:33.603-07:00Good morning Lena, Our refund went for a new dishw...Good morning Lena, Our refund went for a new dishwasher and the rest went into the savings....Once the kids are grown you loose all those child credits but the fact we didn't have to pay was a blessing and that we had enough to purchase a new dishwasher....<br /><br />I am thinking of Christmas and things to make this summer... Our family is getting bigger so I must be better with Christmas planning...<br /><br />2014 has been expensive for us.. But we have been able to buy everything with cash because of a budget.... Our budget is boring for us to... it works for us and I love going over the numbers to see how I keep everything in line.... I do have to hold Russ back at times but we went back to our allowances and that seems to have helped.... Now we are concentrating on recouping everything we spent..... We feel blessed this year....<br /><br />Have a wonderful day, LisaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476106116117964270noreply@blogger.com