Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 23:09     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

So you guys are the ones keeping the economy going.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 17:43     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

OP you know what stretches your budget and what doesn't.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 17:22     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Hah. Whatever. I just paid $32k for flights to Nassau with netjets.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 17:14     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Anonymous wrote:Bid deal OP.
That's nothing. I just dropped 10k for patio furniture. 4k for a new mattress. 3k for a restaurant dinner after sons confirmation. That was in the last month.


I really hope there were a couple hundred people in attendance.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:56     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Anonymous wrote:Skip the fire pit.

It's polluting and tacky.


I want a big round stone one, not a little metal one. I have an acre plus of trees and picking up the tree limbs is driving me crazy. Would rather burn them.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:47     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Skip the fire pit.

It's polluting and tacky.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:41     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Big deal
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:38     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Bid deal OP.
That's nothing. I just dropped 10k for patio furniture. 4k for a new mattress. 3k for a restaurant dinner after sons confirmation. That was in the last month.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:35     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

You just reminded me OP, I need to order azaleas.

Whether you should feel guilty depends on if it is budgeted spending, or you are tapping into another pot (e.g. this isn't coming out of a household improvement fund that you have been regularly contributing to).

If it was a mistake, don't beat yourself up, just have a plan to replenish and get back on track, and do it.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:31     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:new patio furniture yesterday, $1,300.

mulch delivery today, $400.

deck and porch getting refinished, $3,600.

should I feel guilty or is this normal?


Depends: Did you budget for this or not.


credit card ....
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:31     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Anonymous wrote:Did you just buy a house?


bought the house in 2006. I restained the deck myself around 2009 or so and it looked (and looks) like hell. Now the deck is seriously old and turning gray and ugly. So I have a deck repairman guy coming over to make it look brand new (supposedly).

If the deck and backyard are nicer and more comfortable, maybe we will eat healthier grilled dinners there every night and have a happy family! exhale. I also want to spend money to get a fire pit of some sort and more grass seed.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:30     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Anonymous wrote:new patio furniture yesterday, $1,300.

mulch delivery today, $400.

deck and porch getting refinished, $3,600.

should I feel guilty or is this normal?


Depends: Did you budget for this or not.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:27     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Normal for a backyard makeover.



You need to plan some barbecues for the summer.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:26     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

Did you just buy a house?
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2014 16:24     Subject: I'm spending money like a drunken sailor

new patio furniture yesterday, $1,300.

mulch delivery today, $400.

deck and porch getting refinished, $3,600.

should I feel guilty or is this normal?