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skinflint
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Localisation : Queensland, Australia
|  Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL  Wed 16 Apr 2008, 9:49 pm | |
| I'm looking forward to it the closer it gets....BRING IT ON!!!
After my job interview I went to the butchers to buy chicken fillets, etc. When you spent $20 or more you got 1 dozen free eggs...woohoo!!! One of very few cheap thrills this month 
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 5:32 am | |
| Your trip sounds awesome Skin!!
Gayla...I vote that we should put bricks on the kids' heads to keep them from growing~ LOL |
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mmg2681
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Localisation : Newton Falls, OH
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 10:15 am | |
| Cheap thrill: I went outside today and picked flowers for the house and for a co-worker.
They put a smile on my face when I walk in the front door.
~M
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gayla50
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Localisation : Western North Carolina
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 10:30 am | |
| I went out for a moment with Frank this morning we went to a sale I got a box of cookbooks (7) and 4 cast iron fry pans and a food grinder for $12.05 .
I found 4 pairs of shorts for Mike and two pretty sun dress for my grandaughters
I found this huge platter for deviled eggs must hold about 16 . I got it and I got an old kitchen journal form 1860's by a woman named Nancy Gale .. so I read that today .. all this for $5.00
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"They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little."
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mmg2681
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Localisation : Newton Falls, OH
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 11:49 am | |
| A co-worker took me out to lunch today! How nice of him.
I was a cheap date ($1.98 at Wendy's!). :-)
~M
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Donna
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Age : 46
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 2:20 pm | |
| | LOL Kim,, I wish that would work,,but its too late here,,,my youngest son is 6ft..top of my head comes to the bottem of his chin! |
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gayla50
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 3:46 pm | |
| wont work here either the big boys are very tall all over 6 foot I think Mike going to catch up .
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mmg2681
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Localisation : Newton Falls, OH
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 7:23 pm | |
| Another cheap thrill for today : we transplanted the red raspberry canes from pots to holes outside. The first thing Squiggy did was go up to one and root.
The house next to us is vacant. It went up at a sherrif's sale, and it's been cleaned out. The thing is, the cleaners didnt clean the back yard. Over the past few days, we've been getting a bunch of stuff over there. Yesterday, I found a pretty candy dish and a couple of pots to plant some flowers in. Tonight, we took the trellis they had leaning against the house (brand new, never used), and made a half circle around the raspberry bushes (the rest was against the house) and made a fence that Squiggy cant get into. Once the bushes are big enough, he wont bother them. I just dont need him ruining the new chutes. And, we only had 5 stakes. Todd suggested we go rummage to see what else was over at the vacant house, and low and behold, we got 6 pipes that enabled us to keep the trellis up and Squiggy out.
Also, while looking, I found more pots for flowers next year! :-) We will have flowers everywhere next year (hopefully). One of the pots still had the sticker on it : $9.99!
~M
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Donna
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Thu 17 Apr 2008, 9:19 pm | |
| | Thats great M,,plus it helped clean up some of the neighbors yard.My hubby and I cleaned up the carport,,so much debri from the woodpile,,found 3 pots I forgot about from last year! |
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Fri 18 Apr 2008, 6:35 am | |
| | M..that sounds like fun! Good for you |
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spirit4
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Age : 56
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Localisation : Denver, Colorao, metro area
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Fri 18 Apr 2008, 6:11 pm | |
| Good scavenging skills M....they are remodeling the outside of the apartment buildings here and I see scraps of building materials gathered up and thrown away....it seems like a waste...certainly not something apartment dwellers can use but surely someone could make use of them...
I went on a quick trip through Savers and found some Adidas work out clothing for $1.50 - $2.00....sure beats the crazy prices they want new and the 'running style' tops are of a wonderful wicking fabric that is so soft and comfy I will wear them alot... Donna, I also found 2 cute summer purses, one of them never used for $2.50 each...
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spirit4
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Localisation : Denver, Colorao, metro area
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Fri 18 Apr 2008, 6:16 pm | |
| oh speaking of tall kids....my almost 30 year old son is 6'5'' and very skinny, it is always hard for him to fit his height for clothes and not look baggy...
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kim
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| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Sat 19 Apr 2008, 11:36 am | |
| | Spirit...great deals on the workout clothes! |
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gayla50
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Localisation : Western North Carolina
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Sat 19 Apr 2008, 12:20 pm | |
| Went to a local churchs yard sale I got 4 shirts for Michael
two Dress for Sarah .. I got a huge box of quilt pieces ( log cabin ) for $5.00 .. got two huge cast iron fry pans . they be great out on grill
and I got 14 cased of pint canning jar for $12.00
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spirit4
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Localisation : Denver, Colorao, metro area
| | Subject: Re: Cheap thrills for APRIL Sat 19 Apr 2008, 4:21 pm | |
| good job Gayla, good cast iron cookware is soooo expensive new.....
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