Frugal is such an ugly word!

OY! so my back to school advice went over well.

there was a 16 comment thread on FB on my lack of judgment and regret for not taking my own advice(about shopping for kids shoes without the kids). in that last post.

my status said Crazymamaof6

regrets not taking my own excellent advice.

i got this gem on facebook from Sherry...

"That reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. "I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it. That explains the trouble that I'm always in..."

which i loved.

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so lots of people mentioned buying ahead in the off season which i used love , and USED TO DO.

if i have the money, and the space to store for the year that it sometimes takes to roll around to use those goodies i have stockpiled away. i did it.

there are the times that i buy it cheap, hoard it away in a safe place and WHOOPS! where did i hide that?

or i just TOTALLY FORGET I even bought it. leading me into the pitfall of buying again.

this is where i often get in trouble. because, like i've said before i have too much stuff. the hubs doesn't like finding things new in the bag hidden with tags intact. and he really doesn't like it when i buy double of what we need because i bought it cheap.

so. that is for special people that have the extra budget to shop ahead and the smarts to recall where they put it. and the space to store it.

i've been restricted from doing that method for a long while now. for various reasons.

(you might think i've done that for years or something and he's put his foot down? Oh and we are out of space. and money)

now i will admit buying the season ahead thrifting. because then i'm more likely to get a better selection buying shorts when people are looking for jeans and vice versa. buying jeans when people want shorts. i can afford it because it's 50% off of like 3 bucks.

yup! so there we go.

i'm afraid i'm coming off as CHEAP.

which i'm not. (as my husband/friends/relatives would tell you.)

but i have learned to be frugal.

i am trying to be frugal.

except frugal is such an ugly word!

My Tuesday delights?

Pierce's Last therapy session before he turns 3 and he's kicked out of the program. (AZ early intervention program is for kids up to the age of 3.)

after that, i have a haircut and eyebrow wax with my fabulous friend Reilly!

and i'll finish off the day with shoe shopping for kids shoes. whoohoo! alone. or maybe with a friend!

fabulous!

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