All of us have craved sugar or chips or something non-diet as soon as we say we want to loose weight. Some of us have even found a new love as soon as we decide we are ok on our own. Well, apparently as soon as I said I wanted to be more frugal, things started to go wrong.
Here is a conversation that happened Monday of this week:
Me, "Hey Big, do you need anything from the store?"
Big, "Yeah, I need some shampoo and conditioner."
Me, "Can't you use any of the shampoo and conditioner I have already?"
Big, "No. I need ------ brand. I don't like what we already have."
Me, "But I am trying to be Frugal. You remember that I joined Mrs. P in being frugal. I really want to save some money and she is offering a prize and I would like to be the winner!"
Big, "You know Mrs. P will probably just send you Vegemite! She loves that stuff and thinks you should too!"
Me, "No, Mrs. P promised it wouldn't be Vegemite. Come on, play along with me."
Big, "Hey, you recently spent $50.00 of fabric and $100.00 on thread. In comparison, my shampoo and conditioner is cheap. "
I decided to end the conversation at that point because she was right. (I don't know about you guys, but I don't let her know she is right that often.) I'm just going to tell her there wasn't any ------ shampoo to be found and she will have to use what we already have.
I then decided to go to bed and snuggle up with my book. As I began to read, the side of my face started to pound. It got progressively worse as the night wore on. I didn't sleep much that night.
Tuesday morning, I called in to work and said I wouldn't be at work. I then took myself to the dentist.
After a $167.00 probing from the Dental Hygienist, I was told I have an abscessed tooth and for a mere $1,998.00, I can get a root canal and a cap! The best part of the visit was getting a prescription for Loritab!
The Baby called last night and told me she needed $45.00 to join the honorary organization she was invited to, $200.00 for the application fee for her trip to Argentina and Peru and I think there were some other dollar amounts thrown around, but by that time the pain meds had kicked in and I just can't remember.
Can you understand why I think Frugal is the new "F" word? I am still going to follow along with Mrs. P and try to save some money. I am just not going to call it being Frugal anymore. That word has now been deleted from my vocabulary!!
I hope you all have had a good couple of days. I will post the Thanksgiving Dinner in a Dish photos tomorrow - I need to go get a pain pill!
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4 comments:
Honey, I am so sorry to hear about your tooth. Have you thought about going to the dental school? You might be able to get it done alot cheaper, just a thought. I know a girl who got some work there.
Love you!!
Sorry to hear about your tooth, hope it doesn't cost you that much to fix.
I wouldn't trust Mrs P. I'm surprised she hasn't sent me any!
I suppose if you have to pay out all that money, going along with Frugal Feb for the groceries is not a bad idea.
I'm going to confess I sent Mr.P down to the shops tonight to get me a bag of salt and vinegar chips-Ive denied myself for over a week.
I cant believe Big is accusing me of being a vegemite pusher...I said I'd send you Tim Tams...jeez. Im going to send her Pickled Lizards or something else gross we have here. I bet she wont complain about the vegemite then. I think you're doing fabulously with F.... February.
I empathise with the dentist issues. I have my final hygienist appointment tomorrow. Thus far I have had no other work done and Ive already spent close to 400 bucks and have about 5000.00 worth to go. That will include surgical removal of a wisdom tooth and at least one crown. Sucks to have teeth issues.
Wow, the $ hit the fan and blew frugal right off the table like dust! Well, the only thing really related to Mrs. P's challenge is the shampoo and conditioner since it's a shopping item, so I say you are still in the game :) Hope your tooth gets fixed fast!
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