How Much!!!

Hello All well here's my snow story for today. Remember when I told you that I ran around getting bags of ice melt because of this snow storm. Well I got 2 bags and I paid about $40 bucks for the two. When the storm hit it gave New York a lot of heavy wind and snow. That's was ok because I was ready for it until...... My Gardner rang my bell today saying that he would shovel my snow and do my driveway and salt all for $100. I told him I will pass then he said $80 I said no thanks  I will do it myself. Then he said  I will do it for $75. I said Deal!!!

The reason I spend so much is number one he did a damn good job and I threw in extra stuff for him to do like clean  the snow off all of my cars( I have 3) and dig my frozen garbage cans out. Which he did. He had a big snow removal machine plus 3 men with him. He did my house in less then 15 minutes. It would have taken me about 2 hours plus  to do  what he did in 15 minutes.Plus it's about 10 degrees outside with the wind blowing 50 miles per hour. So yes it was expensive but it was worth it for me not  and possible get sick from it.

So far the start of the year  has cost me more money then I wanted to spend but hopefully the pay offs will be  worth all that I am spending this year. So what do you think?

Happy Jan 1th!!!

Hello all , Ok here's the story for the holidays.  The week between Christmas and New Year's my hot water started acting funny. I mean I didn't have any. I called the company I deal with Petro because I have a contract with them to service my heating unit. Which  might I add it's a brand new system that I spend several thousand dollars for. Anyway the hot water is out I called a guy  from the company  to come fix it. He comes and states that I need a new heating coil which is not under the contract that I paid extra for. The coil will cost $300 but I have a $250 credit. So I called the company to see if they would eat the extra $50 since this is a new machine and breakdowns should not be happing so soon. You know I am still waiting for a call back from the company. Happy Holidays to me the ending of  and old year 2017  started with me paying money for a part that's not even under contract Darn!!!

For the first day of the New Year it was quite I got rid of a lot of stuff by ripping up and shredding all my old papers and credit cards. I cleaned house now I am ready to start the New Year right. I am looking for ways that I can earn money on and off line. I have a vacation I need to fund.

                   Besides all of that I hope that you and your family have a Safe and Happy 2018.

                                                              So what do you think?  

Happy New Year!

Hello All , I know it's early but just in-case I forget. I am wishing you and your Family a Safe and Happy New Year. See you in 2018!

Good Day!

Hello all well Here's the story just for today. I am doing a happy dance because.... I played my holiday numbers and they came out. That's right my lotto number came out in box  so that's $80 bucks for me. Happy Holiday to me!

 I am happy  that it came out I have been playing the same number every year at Christmas for the last 10 years and it shows that sometimes when you keep doing something it pays off.  Not all the time but sometime.Now what to do with my 80 bucks???

 Never Again! I went to my local CVS Pharmacy today to pick up some items and also to look at the holidays items that were suppose to be 50% off. There were not to many holiday items with the 50% off tickets that I was interested in buying. But they did have a sale on cereal for $1.99 I picked up two boxes. Went to check out and I did not have my CVS card with me or the 25% off coupon. The cashier would not right the sale up without my card. The cereal came up to $4.99 each if I decided to purchased it anyway. I did not . But I was mad at myself because I am going to do better this year when it comes to having all my discount cards in order and taking my coupons with me wherever I go. Well that's the story the good and the bad what do you think?

Happy Holidays

                                               Wishing You a Happy &Healthy Holiday!

Lifestyle

Hello all, well here's' the story for the week.  Lifestyle Change With 2018 around the corner. It's time for a lifestyle change on my part. For 3 years I have  been free to do what I want. Meaning I left my job and traveled. I also sat on my butt when I was not traveling and ate myself to fat land. But this will all change come 2018.

I am going on a lifestyle change which will  an allowance a clean out of my home Becoming Super Cheapskate /Frugal . You just don't know how bad I want to live small  with only the basics that I need. I feel living this way will help me be a better person. For the allowance I am giving myself $20 a month to do what I want to do with it. Like going yard sailing ,or to  buy something I want  or need  for that month. When the $20 is gone then I will not get another  $20 until the next month. For the Super frugal/Cheapskate I am watching my pennies like a hawk and see where I land at the end of the year savings wize.

Let me share something else with you my sidewalk is cracking. No thanks to a tree in front of my house and the roots are cracking the side walk. It's my responsibility according to the city of New York to fix it. But Con Edison also has a shut -off  line  in the cracked sidewalk. So I called Con Ed to see if they can fix the side walk where their shut off line is. Hopefully they will come check it out and fix   the sidewalk for free. Wishful thinking right. So What Do You Think?

Walking Away

Hello everyone, Well here's the story for today. Do you know when to walk away from things? Say if you in debt and you see something that you want to buy but you need that money to pay down on  your debt. Do you walk away from a want to pay for a need? What about a toxic relationship that you know you need to get the heck out of . Can you walk away from it. Do you even know how to walk away? Well it's time for me to walk away from certain things and the first is......

Playing Lotto 

I realized that in 2017 alone I have spend several hundred dollars on a game of chance . When really I had no chance of winning  in the first place. After I took a long hard  look at my losing tickets I  said wow I could have had a nice..... something with the money I spent on all these tickets.

 I finally said for 2018 Freak it lotto I am giving you up for good. It's a waste of money that I am not making anymore. Remember I am out of work.

Sweets

 I will go to the ends of the earth for cake. I love cake and because of my love for the sweet stuff. I am now a diabetic. Ok I was eating more then cake to become diabetic , but you get the point. So I have to give up my addiction for cake. This will be hard because once you have been a cake junkie for years like I have the sweets are now in my system. It's like me breathing air  I have to have it. 

So these are some of the things I am giving up in 2018. What do you think?