tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81421073732368383702024-03-18T22:44:15.162-04:00Living It Up For LessLiving It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-37686667075699184372012-06-30T08:00:00.000-04:002012-06-30T08:00:00.604-04:00Thirty by 30--Update for June 2012Update for end of June 2012:
I think this is the first month since I started this challenge that I didn't get a single thing crossed off of my list. That's sad. Plus, I now only have 3 months and 1 week to knock out some of these other items. Yikes!
So, to commemorate the last year of my youth my twenties, I've created a list of 30 things that I want to Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-77315956006628957852012-05-31T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-31T08:00:16.395-04:00Thirty by 30-Update for May 2012Update for end of May 2012:
Today (October 8, 2011) marks the beginning of the last year of my twenties. Today, I am 29. In approximately 365 days, I will be 30. Gosh, I feel old.
So, to commemorate the last year of my youth my twenties, I've created a list of 30 things that I want to accomplish by exactly one year from today. My Thirtieth Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-118877410263623312012-05-06T17:56:00.003-04:002012-05-06T17:56:40.638-04:00New Blog Name!So. . .not much of a change but hopefully enough that I will be able to keep the Feds from knocking down my door. Sheesh. . . .Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-63258000039109295312012-05-06T17:40:00.001-04:002012-05-06T17:40:11.040-04:00WTF--Trademark Infringement??Hello Again Blog Friends!! It's been a while and I'm FINALLY back and somewhat ready to jump into the blogging saddle again. After navigating a few very difficult personal issues over the last couple of months, finishing a college degree that was several years in the making, and hosting family from out of town over the weekend, I'm exhausted! However, I'm back to alert you to Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-15379612398682882502012-03-05T20:22:00.002-05:002012-03-05T20:22:22.036-05:00Checking Out (for a little while)Blog Friends, Due to a particularly rough time that I'm going through combined with a traumatic weekend last weekend, I am taking a little bit of a break from the blog to focus on some personal issues. I may still be posting every now and then over on Single Mama Stuff but I'm not sure yet. We'll have to see how everything goes. I hate to just drop off like this but I really Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-31622231822866524332012-03-02T14:08:00.002-05:002012-03-02T14:08:48.732-05:00Weekend Goals--Weekend of 3/2/12Here's what's on my proverbial plate for this weekend:
Write another page or two of my Senior Thesis for HR class
Figure out what my next assignment is for my Econ class
Hang shelf and pictures in Tyler's bathroom
Put up the last "project" in Tyler's bathroom
Clean Tyler's bathroom
Finish painting trim in Tyler's bathroom
Take pictures of Tyler's bathroom
Write (FINALLY!) blog post Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-65555181809667260392012-02-29T14:00:00.002-05:002012-02-29T14:01:17.702-05:00Thirty by 30--Update for end of FebruaryUpdate for end of February:
Today (October 8, 2011) marks the beginning of the last year of my twenties. Today, I am 29. In approximately 365 days, I will be 30. Gosh, I feel old.
So, to commemorate the last year of my youth my twenties, I've created a list of 30 things that I want to accomplish by exactly one year from today. My Thirtieth Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-67021092627265522982012-02-29T13:44:00.000-05:002012-02-29T13:44:00.121-05:00Blogger Budget Challenge--Week 4It's been an expensive week. Yeah, it's been an expensive week. Here's how I'm rounding out the month in our budget challenge:
Food: $160.43 spent out of $200 monthly budget--Not Bad!! I managed to come in under budget. HOOORAY!!!! Although, I do have to make my grocery list tonight so I'll be starting off next month already kind of crippled. Oh well. I Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-25886075831844028102012-02-27T09:38:00.000-05:002012-02-27T09:38:04.862-05:00Weekend Goals Update--Weekend of 2/24Okay, don't go being all judgey on me. Here's how I stacked up this weekend:
order heartworm meds for the dog--doing this at work today.
tag stuff for the consignment sale
deliver tagged items to the consignment sale on Sunday
write a god-awful paper on a god awful subject: Globalization in Mexico and the U.S.
turn in previously mentioned assignment meant only to inflict torture Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-84268727431095805442012-02-24T14:35:00.000-05:002012-02-24T14:35:27.337-05:00Weekend Goals List--Weekend of 2/24Yikes. . .lots of stuff to do this weekend. Not lots of time to get it accomplished. Perhaps I should put on my super-woman cape and get to work. If only I could remember which overflowing hamper of dirty laundry it's currently hiding in.
order heartworm meds for the dog
tag stuff for the consignment sale
deliver tagged items to the consignment sale on Sunday
write a Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-71529775792421110692012-02-23T20:47:00.002-05:002012-02-23T20:47:16.507-05:00Meet the Spawn!For the readers who have been with me for a little while, the fact that I'm single may not come as a shock. I've mentioned it here and there over on the blog from time to time but I haven't really gone into too much detail about my situation. When I started Living on a Dime or Less, I wasn't exactly sure what direction that the blog was going to go. As much as I want (more Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-55291103659888798502012-02-22T15:51:00.000-05:002012-02-22T15:51:04.410-05:00February Blogger Challenge-Week 3 UpdateYou know what? I kind of blew it again this week. Shocker, I know. Want to know something even more shocking? I really don't care that much. Perhaps it's the stress I'm under for school. Maybe it's because I'm just tired of being tired. And stressed. Either way, I just really don't care anymore. I mean, of course I care, I just don't want to Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-26483488609396990382012-02-16T08:00:00.000-05:002012-02-16T08:00:07.711-05:00Thrifty Thursday: Cheap Pet SuppliesFor this week's Thrifty Thursday, I wanted to share with you how I get cheap Pet Supplies. With a big dog who eats a ton and a cat who only eats wet food (he's super ancient, super picky, and super grumpy), finding cheap pet supplies is a huge help for me.
Southern States or other Farm Supply Stores: This is a secret that I honestly can't remember where I picked it up from. I Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-32613288610950451872012-02-15T19:22:00.002-05:002012-02-15T19:22:36.985-05:00February Blogger Challenge--Week 2 UpdateUh Oh. . .I'm NOT looking forward to posting this. It's bad. REALLY bad! This week has just been really really spendy for some reason. I guess part of it is because I've actually been getting out alot more. I went out with some friends on Saturday night and then again last night so while it's very very good (and very very much needed!) that I've been being a little Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-39377602017741131012012-02-09T13:11:00.001-05:002012-02-09T13:11:06.636-05:00I've been tagged!
I realize that it's Thursday and this is the second Thursday in a row that I haven't had a Thrifty Thursday post up for you guys. . .please forgive me. I'm in need of forgiveness here! I've just got a lot going on and my days honestly kind of got away from me. As much as I'm *hoping* that my semester will settle down soon in terms of school work, it's not looking too promisingLiving It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-56149354237802449412012-02-08T09:56:00.001-05:002012-02-08T09:56:51.413-05:00February Blogger Challenge--Week 1 UPDATESorry for the lack of posts lately, ladies. I'm going through some stuff personally and school work seems to be really piling up right now so I'm forced to focus my attentions in some other areas at this present time. BUT, I'm still doing what I can to stick to my budget this month!! So far, here's how the numbers have come in:
Food: $72 spent out of $200 monthly budget--this Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-89963376535128240272012-02-01T09:00:00.000-05:002012-02-01T09:00:05.918-05:00February Blogger Challenge--Week 1 & IntroductionsI'm strangely excited about the challenge that we are taking on this month. I find it very strange that I'm actually excited about going public with my budget and potentially failing miserably in front of all of you. However, I am highly hopeful that since I'll be accountable not only to myself, but also to all of my readers, maybe it will be the incentive that I need to stick to my Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-18513656375660995722012-01-31T11:59:00.000-05:002012-01-31T11:59:58.376-05:00End of Month Budget Update & Monthly Top ReferrersWell, what's seemingly becoming a monthly trend, I fell really short in some areas of my budget this month. There were some areas which were a bit more successful too so I'm clinging to those like a tiny little life raft in the middle of the wide open sea. Since I'm trying to bring a more positive spin to things, we'll start with the successes first:
Food--somehow I managed to stay Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-89987005463572755262012-01-31T08:00:00.001-05:002012-01-31T12:08:28.246-05:00The BIG 1-0-0!Ladies and Gents, the big day is upon us. The moment we've all been waiting for. . . .this very post marks the monumentous 100th post here on Living on a Dime or Less. Can I get a Boo-yah?! Thanks, Tyler. . .Mommy heard your Boo-yah, Buddy! I know, it's your favorite thing to say. I hear it all day long, Love.
In recognition of the fact that I've Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-60667493465358833882012-01-31T08:00:00.000-05:002012-01-31T08:00:03.789-05:00Thirty by 30--Update for JanuaryUpdate for end of January:
Today (October 8, 2011) marks the beginning of the last year of my twenties. Today, I am 29. In approximately 365 days, I will be 30. Gosh, I feel old.
So, to commemorate the last year of my youth my twenties, I've created a list of 30 things that I want to accomplish by exactly one year from today. My Thirtieth Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-4464465797622834632012-01-30T09:14:00.002-05:002012-01-31T12:00:18.563-05:00Weekend Goals UPDATE--weekend of 1/27/12**Here's how I did with my To-Do list this weekend:
World Globalization Exam for class--uh. . .my professor never sent it to me! Not sure what's going on but I think he might be holding off until a meeting that we have scheduled for Tuesday night. Maybe he'll forget? That would be AWESOME!
Start research for term paper in HR class
Prepare case study for possible presentationLiving It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-62574922768408969742012-01-30T08:00:00.000-05:002012-01-30T08:00:13.804-05:00I'm Feeling Blue. . .
Holy Bajeeeebers. . .This post is wuh-ay overdue. I've been talking about these projects that I've had in the works for what feels like forever. Oh, you think this is the big bathroom reveal? No sweetie, that one's not quite done yet. Just a little while longer. . .please run down to your local big box store and purchase a small amount of patience. AndLiving It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-15317315784587574722012-01-27T12:03:00.002-05:002012-01-27T12:03:35.910-05:00Weekend Goals--Weekend of 1/27/12A relatively short list of weekend goals this weekend but that's because some of these items are going to be very time consuming. Ick. I think I'd rather work all weekend than actually be off work and have to get some of this stuff done. SAVE ME!!!
World Globalization Exam for class
Start research for term paper in HR class
Prepare case study for possible presentation in next Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-89781016495658755322012-01-26T08:00:00.000-05:002012-01-26T08:37:39.275-05:00Thrifty Thursday: Getting "Ooh La La" without too much Moola-la!
I'm girlie. Therefore, I like girlie things. And you just can't get too much more girlie than make-up. Am I right or Am I right? I'm right. Back in the olden days (i.e. before popping out a mini-me who seems to suck my disposable income bucket dry on a regular basis) when I had more money than I knew what to do with, I would peruse the counters of the department Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8142107373236838370.post-86742136931893238152012-01-25T11:06:00.000-05:002012-01-25T11:06:08.676-05:00February Blogger Budget ChallengeAfter what I thought was a genius suggestion from the.mrs over at rich.in.love (who is absolutely hilarious and fabulous in every way!), and in a completely desperate attempt to try to stick to my budget at least once in my life, we're hosting a Blogger challenge for the month of February centered around budgets. Whether you're an old pro at sticking to your budget, a Living It Up For Lesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14140038208447234788noreply@blogger.com2