http://ski.savingadvice.com info@savingadvice.com ski en-us http://ski.savingadvice.com/2006/05/15/let-them-eat-cakeand-they-did_8549/ Thank you all for your ongoing support. I have definitely gotten into the pattern of freezing up, not spending anything and then splurging. That was actually a long time ago for me, haven't done that in a while. <br /> <br /> So my husband just did the shopping for groceries. I made two... Mon, 15 May 2006 17:22:03 PST (ski) http://ski.savingadvice.com/2006/05/13/my-sons-first-birthday_8460/ Well, we planned a party for my son's first birthday. Unfortunatly, I am struggling to relax and enjoy it. I have been avoiding going to the store, because I don't want to spend any money. I need things to bake his cake, but I can't seem to bring myself to go. My dh went instead.... Sat, 13 May 2006 06:37:39 PST (ski) http://ski.savingadvice.com/2006/05/09/thanks_8309/ What great ideas! I often go without spending at all for awhile and that is when i feel that I deserve a splurge. Sometimes it is when i am down, but not too often lately. I really like the idea of picking one or two luxuries and doing them. <br /> <br /> On another note, I finally found... Tue, 09 May 2006 18:47:59 PST (ski) http://ski.savingadvice.com/2006/05/08/this-is-tough_8263/ I knew that we were in debt. We keep trying to whittle the debt down, some of our friends are much more wealthy than we are, they don't flaunt it at all, it is pressure that I seem to put on myself. We seem to do well at sticking to our budget for a few weeks, sometimes a few months,... Mon, 08 May 2006 20:36:16 PST (ski)