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Frugal or Foolish?

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:01:28 PST

Well, it looks like the transmission on my 1994 Mitsubishi Expo Wagon is about ready to bite the dust. Repair cost is about $1800 to rebuild it and have a year waranty. The car is about ready for it's timing belt change, $600 and new brakes, $400. Total in all is about $2,800.

For...

Why the IRS LUVS me!!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:57:41 PST

Being a single gal with no kids or deductions is something that the IRS drools over. I'm sure they drool over single men who have no deductions as well...or is that me that drools over them??? Sorry, I digress...I have a small 2 bedroom house in a pretty nice area of my growing city....

Peanut Butter Dogs

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:05:34 PST

I had to laugh at my dogs today. I've been saving two near empty Skippy Peanut Butter jars (albeit plastic ones, but jars none the less) to give as a treat to my doggies. They LUV peanut butter and the drooling started as soon as they saw the jars.

As they started in on licking...

Made $167, Spent $169!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:58:37 PST

As some of you know, my 5th graders are trying to raise funds to go to Science Camp. The class as a whole is running their own "student store" business. Last year we just sold scented pencils. This year we've expanded to include a lot of cute pens, bookmarks, pencil sharpeners, etc.

Well,...

Fundraising for Science Camp

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:15:22 PST

I have spent most of my summer trying to set up ways to finance Science Camp for my 5th grade students. The total estimated cost for ONE class is between $11,000 and $13,000, depending on the transportation. The original camp I was going with was four days/three nights long, but I...

Do You Want to Hear the Good News or the Bad?

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:34:11 PST

Well, I'll start with the bad: someone managed to figure out my password and steal my main email account....the one I used for all my E-Bay, Half.com, and PayPal accounts. Luckily, I discoved it within a few hours, changed my passwords on all (and there are MANY) other accounts,...

Hot Stuff!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:05:39 PST

Well, not me, but my compost! I've never been a real gardener, and have just started getting more into it. I looked into finding a composter and happened to be given a tumbling type from Freecycle.

My first "batch", I followed the directions of the man who gave me the tumbler,...

Early Mornin' Surprise!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:36:52 PST

Showing off her sexy shaved leg and happy her first follow up is done, Princess resides on her comfy thrown.

What a treat for me this morning! Princess decided that she needed to go "outside" at 4AM!!! She has to be let outside on a leash so she doesn't some how hurt herself...

Warning: Slightly Gory Pics

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:55:06 PST

For those who have been asking, here are a couple of pictures of Princess' leg, now 4 days after the operation. The brusing just looks terrible as it's all red like blood clotting just under the skin. Since her skin is so transparent, you can truly see where they held her or pulled...

Princess is Home!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:48:06 PST

Back home, all snuggled up, and enjoying her bed!

She's very groggy and not willing to put up with the "puppy's" antics, but her leg looks good. I'm amazed that they didn't cut as much as they did with my dog who had the same operation 12 years ago. It's the same surgeon...

Princess Update

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:12:45 PST

Wow, I don't think I've ever posted so much on my blog in one day. Sorry if I'm hogging the space.

I just got a call from my Vet. She said that Princess' operation is done and that she's now awake. The operation went well, and that there was no real sign of arthritis in this knee....

12 Weeks-$3,500?

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:01:06 PST

The surgeon said that it would be best to schedule Princess' second operation about 12 weeks after this one. So, I'm generating a list of ways I can start getting the $$ together to pay for the second total knee replacement. Thus far, I've come up with:

Sell:
-my mom's (since...

Both Knees Are Blown Out!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:31:48 PST

I took Princess in for her total knee replacement this morning. Over the weekend she was coming up lame on her "good" leg. I talked to the Vet about it and she said it could be for a number of reasons.

By the time the surgeon got there, I was already home. My Vet called...

$20 Challenge Update

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:24:22 PST

Well, I've been putting some books up on Half.com and have sold six of them for payments totalling $89.29 (minus the extra cost of shipping). I think I'm going to have to up my prices on the coffee table books as the reimbursement for shipping is about half of what it costs me to...

$3,500!! What Would You Do?

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:39:10 PST

I took one of my two dogs to the vet Thursday. She's been coming up lame for more than a week. Although she's been to the vet before for the same sort of problem, she's never been lame for such a long period of time. This time, the swelling in her leg was down enough for the...

WORMS! Wonderous, Wonderful Worms!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:21:32 PST

First, let me state that I am not much of a gardener, but I got a bug up my patooty a few months ago when I read the book, "Lasagna Gardening". Basically, you build layers of compostable material on top of either newspaper or cardboard that you've layed down to block out the weeds.

My...

Completed 3 of 9 Financial Goals for the Year

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 11:48:13 PST

I've been working (slowly) towards completing the goals I set up for myself at the beginning of this blog.

FINANCIAL GOALS for 2007:

-set up a retirement account through work

-contribute fully to an IRA

-sell unwanted items and use the money to pay for home repairs

-research new home/auto...

I Saved $386!!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:36:15 PST

$386.60 to be exact! I looked into changing over my car and home insurance and going with a company that is connected to my career "association". Almost better that the savings is that I was able to increase coverage on both policies for my house and cars.

I paid for the entire...

Wasteful Frugalist?

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 11:58:21 PST

I know that I'm frugal, but lately I've been noticing how much I actually waste, too. Take for instance my refridgerator. When I clean it out, I end up throwing out a lot of food that I bought but never ate, cooked or finished. My dogs are in hog heaven, literally, as they get to...

I Sold My First Book!!!!

cheetahwoman7@gmail.com (CJ) — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:26:30 PST

While trying to figure out what I would do for this year's $20 Challenge, I decided to give Half.com a try. With last year's challenge, I dipped my toe into selling on E-bay and was a bit scared to do so. This year was no different when it came to Half.com.

I listed 12 books last...