"Fall" into September Savings

[jasperandchar]

I will join you on the filing cabinet challenge My office area in my bedroom is a complete disaster!!!!!! I think this is going to take a while....

I hear ya thanks for taking part

[jasperandchar]

Silly question but when you turn on an electric oven do both the bottom and top elements come on?

Never really noticed before but my oven made a loud popping noise earlier when it was on and I am not sure why.

sounds like you blew an element, if the elements are exposed they should come on.

[jasperandchar]

Hi i'm back haven't been posting much between the headaches and the not sleeping well i'm a total wreck. A few months back i took a nasty fall hurt both my left leg and my right arm now waiting to see a orthopedic surgeon earliest app is Oct 30 so i'm on a waiting list hoping i can see her earlier

JC my filing cabinet needs a overhaul,i'm sure there are papers in there from the last 10 yrs time for a clean swipe.

I'm sitting here waiting for the furnace guy to arrive hasn't called yet.I want to take an nap i can't keep my eyes open hopefully soon

Well time for an early lunch and a cup of tea maybe that will keep me awake LOL, later ladies

Welcome back YOU AN ME!!!!

Sorry to hear you are experiencing health problems, wishing you luck with your appointment on October 30th (fingers crossed).

Take care of yourself hun!!!

[jasperandchar]

Wish I was at home getting stuff. I would even clean up my filing stuff lol. Most is in boxes and needs to be tossed. It's part of my cleaning out the storage/laundry room job. I have tossed a bit as I pull boxes so I have started. Tonight I think I will pull another box and go through it as well as do laundry and post some new items for sale to hopefully move some more stuff out the door

You never cease to amaze me FBM, thanks for taking part in the filing cabinet challenge

[jasperandchar]

Afternoon Everyone,

So I officially began the filing cabinet challenge.....

I have thrown out 2 medium sized rubbermaids full of papers for as back as 2005 .

I have gone through 5 varied sized rubbermaids most of which was garbage BUT it feels good.

DH has 5 of his own Rubbermaid bins which he insists on keeping so I will leave that stuff to him as it's jaw dropping of the varied things he wants to keep .

I will go through the last Rubbermaid bin after I watch my Days of our Lives , then tomorrow I will start making the proper hanging file folder tags and slowly mzozie along.

Once the purging is done the worst is yet to come in my opinion the actual sorting of the mess of papers and there are mounds of it BUT I am determine to get it done.

I found the ownership for an old camping trailer that we are putting for sale as soon as FIL returns the door which they broke the glass in a few years ago it should be back today or tomorrow.

So once I have my filing cabinet & filing itself in order I plan to create envelopes for each month that will be in a folder for the following to better track of spending & actual expenses

Groceries
Gas
Miscellaneous
Hydro
Bell (phone & satellite)
Vehicle maintenance

and a few others I will decide on.

[momof5boys]

Afternoon Everyone,

So I officially began the filing cabinet challenge.....

I have thrown out 2 medium sized rubbermaids full of papers for as back as 2005 .

I have gone through 5 varied sized rubbermaids most of which was garbage BUT it feels good.

DH has 5 of his own Rubbermaid bins which he insists on keeping so I will leave that stuff to him as it's jaw dropping of the varied things he wants to keep .

I will go through the last Rubbermaid bin after I watch my Days of our Lives , then tomorrow I will start making the proper hanging file folder tags and slowly mzozie along.

Once the purging is done the worst is yet to come in my opinion the actual sorting of the mess of papers and there are mounds of it BUT I am determine to get it done.

I found the ownership for an old camping trailer that we are putting for sale as soon as FIL returns the door which they broke the glass in a few years ago it should be back today or tomorrow.

So once I have my filing cabinet & filing itself in order I plan to create envelopes for each month that will be in a folder for the following to better track of spending & actual expenses

Groceries
Gas
Miscellaneous
Hydro
Bell (phone & satellite)
Vehicle maintenance

and a few others I will decide on.

Your hubby sounds like mine - wanting to keep everything!!! Moving to a smaller home took care of that habit in a big way. I cleared our filing cabinet before we moved and got rid of tons of papers. He hasn't missed a thing that I disposed of but I did keep some stuff of his that I wasn't entirely sure of - of course, we still have those!! Maybe we need to move again lol

[Frugalbigmama]

This is why I am drying to really declutter and clean house. So when I decide its time to sell I am ready!

[macw1960]

Every 6 months I clean out the filing cabinet and shred the garbage.

Thanks for the oven responses.

[jasperandchar]

Found this on Pinterest I am definitely going to make 1 of these for my own challenges (lol) this way I don't have to scramble my brains trying to decide what to do it would be only for those tasks that I have been put on the back burner, you know what I mean.....AVOIDANCE

2014 is my year to get organized and have a place for everything and everything in it's place....easier said than done with dh & all his stuff .

[jasperandchar]

Every 6 months I clean out the filing cabinet and shred the garbage.

Thanks for the oven responses.

awesome mac!!

[jasperandchar]

Another organizing tip via Pinterest

PPut folded sheets into their matching pillowcases for neat, fast organization.

[jasperandchar]

use an empty pop box like coke for small food cans

[YOU AND ME]

OMG i so love this idea,i'm going to do this as most time i write it on a scrap piece of paper and the paper somehow disappears

Found this on Pinterest I am definitely going to make 1 of these for my own challenges (lol) this way I don't have to scramble my brains trying to decide what to do it would be only for those tasks that I have been put on the back burner, you know what I mean.....AVOIDANCE


2014 is my year to get organized and have a place for everything and everything in it's place....easier said than done with dh & all his stuff .

[Natalka]

Your hubby sounds like mine - wanting to keep everything!!! Moving to a smaller home took care of that habit in a big way. I cleared our filing cabinet before we moved and got rid of tons of papers. He hasn't missed a thing that I disposed of but I did keep some stuff of his that I wasn't entirely sure of - of course, we still have those!! Maybe we need to move again lol

When we moved last fall, I went through and tamed the paper tiger.
It's really a good idea to do it every six months at least.

So last night, had our son over for supper - he loves borscht!
After eating and visiting, he was helping me in the kitchen getting one big pot of the soup ready for freezing - for the first time I used ziplocs instead of containers.
And he was interested in just how much all the borscht cost - because he knew the last time he had a bowl of it at a restaurant it was around $4. He did say that nothing compared to mine, though!

I did a quick adding-up and it was close to $14 for two very big Dutch ovens full. Dealio!!!

Now if I could only sell it per bowl, lol!

Sent Milan home with enough borscht for three big bowls, plus sour cream for them, and the ham and cheese biscuits which were left. He was a happy young man!

[Natalka]

Hi i'm back haven't been posting much between the headaches and the not sleeping well i'm a total wreck. A few months back i took a nasty fall hurt both my left leg and my right arm now waiting to see a orthopedic surgeon earliest app is Oct 30 so i'm on a waiting list hoping i can see her earlier

Oh, I hope you get in earlier as well!