tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post8984643219963137322..comments2024-03-13T04:34:25.047-07:00Comments on Living Rich On The Cheap: A New Year - A Clean SlateCheapchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-78712062887420926892018-01-11T09:01:01.143-08:002018-01-11T09:01:01.143-08:00Such a wonderful recap of your year. I love that ...Such a wonderful recap of your year. I love that your food budget is up because of entertaining. Worth it in the long run isn't it. Your trips sounds amazing. Linda @ A La Cartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356471099319932835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-61613958500219459672018-01-06T16:40:57.117-08:002018-01-06T16:40:57.117-08:00It is cold here in toronto! Oh baby it is very ver...It is cold here in toronto! Oh baby it is very very cold. We are layered in clothes and love to stay inside. Too bad that your hubby has to be in Toronto this week. Weather man says next week will be better. Hope buddy is ready to playAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-8869044163192499162018-01-05T22:31:38.480-08:002018-01-05T22:31:38.480-08:00You are so right about enjoying time with you Mom....You are so right about enjoying time with you Mom. It's so great that you live close to each other. I miss my mom and think of her daily. My parents were a big part of my life even as an adult. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-48987313915201978472018-01-05T10:07:12.230-08:002018-01-05T10:07:12.230-08:00I need to be like you, play more, worry less - lov...I need to be like you, play more, worry less - love it. You do truly have to count blessings every day as things can change so fast.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-87838795589785427502018-01-04T17:49:44.708-08:002018-01-04T17:49:44.708-08:00Happy New Year. You have plenty to look forward to...Happy New Year. You have plenty to look forward to by the sound of it. Last year was a tough one for us but it has finally knocked into our brains to count our blessings, be joyful and have fun. Play more and worry less is the new order of things. <br />I am a fellow broken toe sufferer, my commiserations to your husband.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-3326446294758950172018-01-04T09:33:24.778-08:002018-01-04T09:33:24.778-08:00Yes, once Christmas is done I feel the need to get...Yes, once Christmas is done I feel the need to get everything put away and cleaned. It's all done now except the outside lights - big relief! I also use the flipp app to match up coupons/rebates from Checkout 51. That adds up too, been getting peanut butter for $2.50/1 kg that way :)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-38744509224283955062018-01-04T09:32:23.544-08:002018-01-04T09:32:23.544-08:00Yes, if it were up to me we would go away more but...Yes, if it were up to me we would go away more but difficult to do with a dog. If I book time off and we stay home we just end up working so that is something I am working on for 2018 :)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-38946585813591825122018-01-04T09:31:41.317-08:002018-01-04T09:31:41.317-08:00It makes me wonder if things other than produce ar...It makes me wonder if things other than produce are up in Mexico too. Yukon will definitely do damage to it, may want to stock up before you go that fare northCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-10719126834980968232018-01-04T09:28:53.705-08:002018-01-04T09:28:53.705-08:00I know how you feel. I am thinking of doing white...I know how you feel. I am thinking of doing white twinkle lights in the bedroom year round though, I know you do that and it looks so niceCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-3453071189885726342018-01-04T09:28:19.445-08:002018-01-04T09:28:19.445-08:00To you too!To you too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-2988559555136083422018-01-04T09:26:54.792-08:002018-01-04T09:26:54.792-08:00Thanks Duta - you too!Thanks Duta - you too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-65853638817776730242018-01-04T09:26:40.346-08:002018-01-04T09:26:40.346-08:00You too!You too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-5657295533173030872018-01-04T09:26:22.945-08:002018-01-04T09:26:22.945-08:00Definitely! I hate living in the past so onwards ...Definitely! I hate living in the past so onwards and upwards!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-69693462006765359782018-01-04T09:25:55.765-08:002018-01-04T09:25:55.765-08:00We only get to see a little piece of Italy this ti...We only get to see a little piece of Italy this time, thinking we might do Venice/Trieste another trip depending on how this one goesCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-76190935622575423972018-01-04T09:25:24.700-08:002018-01-04T09:25:24.700-08:00I do my big clean late November so it was time and...I do my big clean late November so it was time and I have managed to wrangle the last dust bunny out. Just still organizing and purging thoughCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-50073714618001080012018-01-04T09:24:41.395-08:002018-01-04T09:24:41.395-08:00I kind of wish we could have the lights up all yea...I kind of wish we could have the lights up all year though, so dull without any thingCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-77039133656155834162018-01-04T09:24:04.396-08:002018-01-04T09:24:04.396-08:00Not counting the weeks yet, still so much bloody o...Not counting the weeks yet, still so much bloody organizing to do on the trip. Flights are booked but may have to rebook where we are staying based on a certain person needing kitchens due to eating like an entire football team:)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-67644946134692532022018-01-04T09:23:10.835-08:002018-01-04T09:23:10.835-08:00I think I would feel the same as you about the gir...I think I would feel the same as you about the girls, I don't talk about things that cause me pain either. We are still firming up the pieces of Europe but will let you know :)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-33269935348605223962018-01-04T09:22:07.952-08:002018-01-04T09:22:07.952-08:00I am intending to continue eating my way across Eu...I am intending to continue eating my way across Europe so really looking forward to the food too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-85644815632744926412018-01-04T09:21:34.976-08:002018-01-04T09:21:34.976-08:00Hi Anna! We are going to Rome, Salerno and then P...Hi Anna! We are going to Rome, Salerno and then Paris, really just a whirlwind tour :) But there is very good likelihood that in 2019 I may be a lot closer to where you live, just trying to sort out plans to take Boy #1 and his girlfriend that yearCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-66506987630863838052018-01-03T13:27:32.460-08:002018-01-03T13:27:32.460-08:00Happy new year and again I am dead impressed with ...Happy new year and again I am dead impressed with your 10,000 steps a day. I got my fitbit out today and am going to start keeping track of distance too. Do tell me where you are going in Italy and France - I am only 1 hour from the Italian border. AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-5992186998393626492018-01-02T09:08:33.056-08:002018-01-02T09:08:33.056-08:00Happy new year! Your plans for 2018 sound awesome!...Happy new year! Your plans for 2018 sound awesome! We loved both southern France and northern Itlay. I would go back just for the food! Good luck with the budget.Peter Kouwenhovenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197113786491782884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-18404818601888070102018-01-02T08:30:09.205-08:002018-01-02T08:30:09.205-08:00Happy New year. I will take to heart what you wro...Happy New year. I will take to heart what you wrote about closing the door on a bad year and to look forward. Colin's still missing the girls so much but I just can't talk about them every day. <br /><br />Hope to see you in Europe but I suspect we will be a few days apart.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-18619430375723007492018-01-02T08:00:45.280-08:002018-01-02T08:00:45.280-08:00Happy New Year! Twenty years ago I was celebrating...Happy New Year! Twenty years ago I was celebrating New Year in Venice and Trieste. Are you counting the weeks yet?<br />Delighted that the business is going so well for you. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-56751143353148088722018-01-02T03:15:11.380-08:002018-01-02T03:15:11.380-08:00The truly bug day here is Epiphany, Three Kindpgs ...The truly bug day here is Epiphany, Three Kindpgs Day. So too soon to put away the Christmas stuff. I’m with you; no resolutions for me.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.com