October Frugal Chatter - Harvest the Savings

[Natalka]

Oh, coupon girl - congratulations! Glad everything went okay for the birth - and what an experience you had as a grandmother to be there for the birth - I've seen grandmas do that on the tv show One Born Every Minute.

Welcome to the world, little Ashlyn!

[MrsSunshine]

oh Coupon girl.. what a beautiful birth story!

[saundyl]

At the moment fuel in Calgary is 109.9 so I feel your pain!!

its still 134.9 here when i looked on saturday

[Crochetlady]

Congrats coupongirl!

Gas here is still 124.9. It will likely go up in a few days...long weekend coming.

[blueeyetea]

Coupongirl, congratulations on the new addition to your family.

[blueeyetea]

Anyone know of any cheap car rental websites? I'm going to be in Edmonton next week for a conference and budget wants $220 for the 36ish hours I'll be in town! Thinking of renting from Thrifty's or something like that as they charge by the km and I won't be doing too much. But they aren't located at the airport. I'd have to take a shuttle.

Wow, that seems pretty high. Why so high?

I rent cars through Budget via my employer's contract, as we're allowed to get the same rates the company is paying. Of course, the rates are cheaper the earlier you book.

[blueeyetea]

Inquiring mind: Did you ever have froze like snow thing in your fridge freeze(father said that is because I put overload of too much stuff but not so agree on that) part and things dont frooze well???...I had that since 1 week and I see the end of my fridge coming,not the time for me that happen.no time and no budget for that,what a nightmare of bad timing...bad things come in lot's

Do you mean frost? I get that in my chest freezer, which means I need to replace the seal, since moisture is getting in. In a home fridge, it could be malfunctioning. Have you looked up the user's guide on the internet?

[Natalka]

Saskatoon		CAN	Trend
Today	113.733	123.364
Yesterday	113.998	123.324
One Week Ago	115.426	123.900
One Month Ago	124.798	133.280
One Year Ago	129.422	132.918

Check your gas prices here - put your city in the search

http://gasbuddy.com/

[jasperandchar]

well everybody have my new granddaughter-I cant send pictures as son doesn't want to -put her on facebook or anything-but she was born at 11.13 last night "ashlyn" weight 6 pounds 12 oz- a tiny baby girl with loads of black hair -my lovely daughter-in-law was in labour from 2 .00 am on sat when her water broke -then we went to hospital at 2.00 pm and her labour was slow -but then picked up in the evening -and my daughter-in-law let her mom and I go in the birthing room with her when she was in labour and pushing -midwifes let us -our husbands went home at 9.00 pm- well I almost passed out -unreal-not from seeing anything cause she wasn't crowning yet -just maybe we shouldn't have eaten boston pizza at 4.30-i don't know my nerves -but I removed myself from the room and a nurse told me my coloring was back to go back in there -maybe my blood sugar dropped she said -anxious maybe-so I went back in and held jenns head up as she pushed -my what a different experience than my 2 births -more subdued lighting, no stirrups she used the mom's -us our hips to put her feet on and push -just a nicer experience than I had 28 and 31 years ago-I thanked her for letting me come in -wow then today we went back this morning to hold her -so sweet -ahhhh I cant describe how this feels-wonderfull-then my son said last night that my mom would have loved her -well I cried then -ohh and my son caught her coming out and cut the cord-just wonderfull-now I can have my thanksgiving too

congrats to you NANA, you are totally going to be a super duper NANA, glad all went smoothly for your dil and your son. Just curious since you went to a 3D ultrasound, did she look like the ultrasound or vice versa just curious as they didn't have these things when my kids were born or I was pregnant. Well enjoy your sweet little Ashlyn and I'm sure your mom is a proud great grandma too and looking down our your whole family and smiling.

[blueeyetea]

Would this be body soap or cleaning soap? Either way - good for you!

It is body soap. I've been making my own for close to 20 years (although I didn't get to it last weekend). At the time I started, even soaps advertised as being gentle on the skin were too irritating for my skin. The only soap I could find that was moderately ok for me to use was $5/bar, and it would last a week.

It's like anything you buy these days. Once you know how to do something, you learn about all the ways manufacturers cut down on ingredients to make as much profit as possible. Soap is no different. Home made soap naturally contains glycerin which is moisterizing to the skin. Soap manufacturers strip the glycerin out and then sell it back to you in body lotion.

Ladies, here's a tip if you want your bars of soap to last longer. When you get them home, take them out of the packages and let them air dry. The packaging prevents the soap from drying out, and as a result, it melts faster once it's exposed to water.

[coupon girl]

congrats to you NANA, you are totally going to be a super duper NANA, glad all went smoothly for your dil and your son. Just curious since you went to a 3D ultrasound, did she look like the ultrasound or vice versa just curious as they didn't have these things when my kids were born or I was pregnant. Well enjoy your sweet little Ashlyn and I'm sure your mom is a proud great grandma too and looking down our your whole family and smiling.

yes she looks like her 3-d ultrasound picture -chubby cheeks,small nose -she may have to bottle feed the baby is not taking to her -but she will not be uspset -and if so I will look for formula coupons for them-I just lyed down I am tired -but now off to look thru my moms knitted things I am sure she has a few hats that are tiny

[coupon girl]

thank you everyone for all the lovely wishes and thoughts -finally I have some happiness in my life-after this hard beginning of the year

[MaddensMomma]

Hey ladies, going to catch up on the thread but just wanted to give a quick update now that I'm home (well at my in-laws home)

Wednesday I continued to experience all-over body pain/aches, tender stomach, hot/cold flashes so DH took me to the walk-in after work. Dr. diagnosed me with suspected kidney infection based on where the aches were the worst, infection in urine and past kidney infection last year.

Got antibiotics, went home, had the chills all night. Tried to go to sleep, DH put a heated throw over top me since I only had a very low fever. I woke up 20 minutes later vomiting, severe pain and with a fever of 105.5. I was completely out of it and possibly had a seizure. DH called 911 and I was rushed to the hospital by ambulance and have been there up until this morning.

Turns out I not only had a severe kidney infection but also pneumonia. I had water in my lungs, swollen kidneys/lungs/liver, trouble breathing and racing heartbeat and was hooked up on oxygen and iv antibiotics/fluids for several days while they sent me for ultrasounds and x-rays.

I have had a very rough week physically and emotionally and missing my babies like crazy (although my in-laws have been taking care of them and bringing them up to see me). I've felt very alone in the hospital and abandoned by my family at a time when I really needed them. My dad came up to see me once (other than the night in emerg) after a guilt trip. Not long ago my dad was in the hospital for weeks and I missed a lot of time off work unpaid going to visit him, yet he couldn't sacrifice his darts night to come see me. My mother in-law and father-in-law came to see me every single day I was there, and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law even came to see me from 2 hours out of town two days in a row... yet my own sister did not bother to come see me once.

Always remember... what goes around comes around.

Now I am at my in-laws for a couple days so they can keep an eye on me and I don't overdo it with the kids. They are always so supportive and would drop anything in a heartbeat for us. They rushed over to our house at midnight to get the kids and have helped us financially with the cost of formula which he hadn't anticipated. I don't know how we could ever repay them for all of the help they have given us.

Please let me know if you think of anything we can do for them. We can't afford anything financially so your ideas are greatly appreciated.

[blueeyetea]

So just have the person paying sign their names to a sheet of participants at the time they give their money and give a receipt for money received. If one doesn't work, the other should cover it in case of a later dispute. I thought proof was required when a group of people showed to collect their money? Without proof, people may have to pay tax on their winnings.

I work for auditors, can you tell?

I remember that story...... the sad part is we have people that don't participate and say they will just sue us if we win.... And we work in the legal field lol

[Natalka]

MaddensMomma, big hugs!