rackey Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Wow,I knew that you and I think alot alike,Stacey,but I could have written your post,exactly word-for-word! It's so unfair we are just about a continent apart!! Kat, you and Stacey are my heroes (or should that be heroines). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacey6163 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ah, shucks , lol ! Thanks Rackey !! Wouldn't it be nice if we could all get together ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat57 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Oh,my word-Spammer alert!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I though I have posted here but can't find it. Sowwww.. I don't drink alcohol so won't spend anything on that and candy... pay when you buy it and a few months later at the dentist, no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Basswood is obeche, isn't it? Perhaps you could do as well dealing with a regular hobby shop or art supply store? Those are my favorite sources for basswood on this side of the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Basswood is obeche, isn't it? Perhaps you could do as well dealing with a regular hobby shop or art supply store? Those are my favorite sources for basswood on this side of the pond. Obeche or obechi comes from the obeche tree (Triplochiton scleroxylon) of west Africa. Also called arere, samba. Mainly used for veneering. Seems to have characteristics similar to basswood - close grained, soft, creamy color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demiguise Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 It's just me and the two furbabies in the house, so if I really want something, I generally pick it up. However, the one thing I do try to go "bargain" on is clothes. I need to dress professionally for work, and I like to look nice all the time, but spending department store prices is not my thing. I was over the moon when a lovely consignment shop opened up just up the street from me a couple of years ago. Now my closet is filled with Talbots, Coldwater Creek, Anne Klein, etc. and I can afford to splurge on the more important luxuries - stuffies for the kitties and Dooney and Bourke bags for me. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Give Rosemary a big birthday hug from me. Your pressie sounds like lots of fun for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm trying to avoid anything made in China. Now I'm finding out the Chinese bamboo flooring in my beach cottage is tainted with Formaldehyde and will have to be ripped up. I always wondered what the smell was. To replace it with tile is going to cost over $10k. I'm not happy right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I read years ago that spider plants absorb formaldehyde...would that be an option to try first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Perhaps check the outgassing timeline and see if you are past the problem window of time before making such a huge investment. Years ago we discovered a problem with an insulation we had used many years before that. We were looking into loans to fix the problem and were quite overwhelmed and discouraged. This all before the ease of internet research. Long story short, after thoroughly studying and checking, we discovered that we were out if the time period of concern and had already done the damage that would occur. It wouldn't fix anything to start over at the point we discovered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 The problem is the house is a vacation home so it's locked up most of the time. The ac runs but fresh area doesn't get in so when we first open the door--POW. I'm always congested the first night. Now I know why. My clothes smell of it when I unpack my suitcases after we return. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I wish I could think of something I don't spend money on, but alas........ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mininecessities Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Clothes! I bought more last year than usual and some have still not been worn! I work at home, and tied to oxygen tubing which discourages outings. I always look at money gone down the tube and think "I could have bought minis with that!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrockgirl18 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 wrapping paper. To me, spending my hard-earned money on paper that is going to be ripped up and thrown away is incredibly stupid, and wasteful in general. I enjoy finding alternative ways to conceal gifts: magazine pages, newsprint, wallpaper scraps that people have given me, even vintage scarves. I even have a FB page about it: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gift-Wrapping-by-Erin/203438439703282?fref=ts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilisha Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I will not spend money on anything I do not need. I am not tight but I see so many people who spend money for therapy etc, I hate advertisments where they try to make you buy something because it is the latest thing. If I do not have a need for something I simply wont buy it. I do not drink, smoke or wear makeup. I do not do holidays because I can think of a hundred other things to throw money at that would leave me with more of a memory than just 2 weeks in the sun!. If I spend money there has to be something solid and memorable about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Broccoli and cauliflower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, L Swearengin said: Broccoli and cauliflower I snorted my coffee on that one! Missed the keyboard, fortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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