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[air_n_darkness]

So I'm packing, and making the dust bunny colonies angry with me. I have the TV on for random noise, as I often do.

Once of those stupid "bundle your services" commercials comes on, starting off with a couple complaining about the oh-so-high bills and ending with "OMG we have cash back and saved money! (Him) I can buy this! (Her) I can buy this!"

I'm having a serious Obvious-man&trade moment here:

So, If you're so strapped that that the 10, 20, or 30 you save by bundling your cell,cable,phone,and internet into one "package" makes a difference, then wouldn't the $250 cash back be better spent on something OTHER THAN FRIVOLITIES?!? Like paying other bills? or buying food? or putting in an Emergency Fund for when little Timmy crashes his bike and winds up in the hospital? Get elated about saving the money, NOT about being able to buy more crap!

*sigh* We have become a spending culture. We have been raised to believe that it is normal to live paycheck to paycheck, have 20 maxed out credit cards apiece, and be a slave to car payments and house payments for the rest of our life. It's a sad, sad thing...

I've never claimed to be the paragon of sensible spending. I like to buy stuff. I like my comics. I like my art supplies; I like my books. I like to go out and have a nice dinner w/ my husband. I was raised that money was these little plastic cards and if this one doesn't work, then try that one. I have paid my share of stupid tax-with LOTS of zeroes on the end. But I haven't used credit for personal use in over 2 years. It was only recently that we conceeded to using credit for the business, mainly because when you're paying $1600 for an event space, the people want a major CC- not a debit card.

This whole house-buying thing we're doing; it's not the best time for us to do it. We're really rushing our plan by a year, but hey, since when did Life like to stick to a plan? As I've said before, the first year, it'll be tight. It would be less tight if we weren't locked into making $500@month payments for This piece of orginal artwork, something we agreed would be our "splurge" for the year (last year was the 4 days in Disneyland) waaay before the need to move earlier than planned had been brought up. But we can make it. We just each loose our monthly "blow-money envelopes". Meh, no biggie. Bills still get paid, just like before.

Ah well, I'm rambling, and I still have packing to do. Probably a good thing that eclectic_spirit had to bail on our dinner date; so much to do, so much to fdo...

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[trainwreck-666.livejournal.com]

I need to talk to you about someone else's birthday......email me or call me when you get a chance. My cell is inop right now, the house # is 872-6213, the email is trainwreck76@gmail.com .

[sandykidd.livejournal.com]

*is such a pimp*

My, what a perfect rant/topic/success story for over at chchchallenge... Just thinking. ;)

Commercials like that were one of the biggest things to put me off TV. At some point, I not only had to hit mute, I had to start leaving the room during the breaks for hollering at the idiot box. I think I ruined the SuperBowl for metafrantic's family this year; they watch mainly for the funny commercials (and even I have to admit that SB Sunday does generally have the most clever of all commercials), but I couldn't keep my mouth shut.

[air_n_darkness]

topic is nox x-posted:p, along with my bit o' random budgeting advice.

[air_n_darkness]

...and the superbowl is only worth watching for the commercials! The Richard Dean Anderson Mastercard commercial was...well, Priceless!

[sandykidd.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. I still don't think I've just sat back and enjoyed a commercial since that SB, years ago, that had all the different Pepsi commercials with the little goldfish, though. *shrug* I'm a bad American because I don't capitalism is the answer, lol! *is out to cause trouble, for sure*

[mdmraven.livejournal.com]

WOW thats a nice piece of Art so far the most I have spent on an original piece is 3500.00 to L.A. Williams and I have purchased many originals from Nene but they have been very kind to me with super flexable lay away plans. I am very envious of your budgeting skills I must admit I am very impulsive when it comes to spending. I'm so happy that you were able to get the house though! Best of luck with the move!

[air_n_darkness]

rk is actually selling it to us direct instead of through the gallery, so we're only paying $6400 total.

You have NENE ORIGINALS!!!! I only have prints:(!!!!

*crying in jealousy, and hopes one of them isn't from the Dragon Witches series because then I might just DIE!*

[mdmraven.livejournal.com]

LOL no I don't have any of the dragon witch series i wish I did I love Dragon Moon, I have LeFay, Fairy Ring, Fire Dance, Fireheart, and Sun Dancer I barly missed out on Fairy Princess. I have some pen and inks too as well as a few of her hand painted pieces. She is my favorite Artist hands down! I used to love to run her booths at the local ren faire before I got too sick to do them. nene has been extremely good to me when it comes to her artwork. I have not been able to collect much for the last few years but I still look!