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alicestreet

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we have been bleeding money since we retired and have ben fixing up the house. The reason we did so much so fat was that in other houses we took our good time about doing some special things and then maybe a year after getting myy dream kitchen we found we were selling and someone else was going to get the deacdes of fun my nnew kitchen could have given me.

And being older I wasn't sure we wanted to be painting room and doing carpentry work as senior citizens. and I wanted to enjoy this house ASAP because I could get run over tomorrow and would have missed those soapstone counters or warm ttles and bidet. but it has been expensive and while we are nt poverty stricken by anymeans we eant our investments to last and let us live the comfy lifestyle we got oh too accustomed to.

this weekend we had one of those money budget meetings where we look at the hemorrhage spots to see where we ned to live less insanely.

Joint areas were cable TV- we rarely watch anything live other anymore, once deadwood and sopranos ended that ended our live TV time. And cell phone contracts. SO Jim took on the cable tv people to change our contract ad I called T Mobile. Right now we are paying 54 a month for two phone with gazillions of minutes we never use. Jim used one minute last month and I used 47 minutes, only because I happened to have them.

I called T-Mobile to change to a prepaid pplan. what a laugh. each phone would incur a $200 early termination fee. that's almost all of a years fees. so when i acted like I might just cancel the service altogether and let them try to collect the money- hinted at sweetly and absentmindedly as only a belle can do- well, he suddenly came up with the special outdated plan only available to long time T mobile users of $19. a month for each phone and then in July 2008 I could change to prepaid plans with no penalty. Isn't that amazing how he found that plan?

My personal bleeds were in my purchasing of fiber, dyes, yarn and cloth- I have been essentially out of control and spending hundreds every month on these hobbies. I need to stop that and start using up my cache or finish the dozens of uncompleted projects that fill drawers in my studio. Shoes were a little out of control but I was switchig to a new climate with new foot demands and needed some new warmer clothing afte rmore than a decade in the deep south. DVD's and CD's I was exceptionally good and only moderately bad about book.

Every penny we save means that working part time for either of us doesn't have to becoe a need because we both adore making our own time. I could work part time in the afternoons but getting up and being somewhere everyday at 8 am would be hellishly hellish hell.

It's economy time.

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Caluna on

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I understand. While the kitchen was at the main point of remuddling, I was beginning to get truly worried about how fast the checks were being written. I told you we went to Trac phone, only one, for our cell phones. But I didn't need to cancel, as we had our cell contract for over 2 years. Now we pay around $129 per YEAR for our cell. But we only have one. Also, when Bill went back to work 2 days, we upped our living standards, if you know what I mean. I'm getting a little worried now, because once he goes back to being fully retired, we are not going to have nearly as much money. And the money is still going out for the kitchen. We just bought wood for the trim and mouldings, and since they are over 5 1/2 inches, all around everything, it was very expensive. We bought that artglass too, and whooeee, was that expensive.
Something new in my life: I had a wretched night, with a phonecall from my beloved sibling back east. Didn't sleep all night, and I went to get into my car, and it had been broken into - IN OUR DRIVEWAY!!!! 34 years here and nothing like this has ever happened before. Also, that very week, someone had held up the gas station down the street, at 3 in the afternoon, with a gun. And someone had been killed in a holdup in Santa Rosa. We've all been talking about this around here. I really think it's cause the economy is so horrible and people are getting desperate. There are foreclosures all over the place in Santa Rosa. Not here, as this is more upscale and higher end. But I figure that's why there have been holdups around here. Ack...I really felt violated. Love you, me

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alicestreet on

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we renegotiated the phones and the cable tv- mostly we use netflix anyway. and made a REALLY serious budget because neither us want to HAVE to go back to work.

tonight as we were in the big jacuzzi, snuggling in hot melissa scented water I said that even if we never ate in the great portland restaurants and only did some opera and ballet, the quality of life here is SO MUCH better than it was in the south that it's worth it. I mean some evening quiddler, a fire, snuggling, herbal tea and watching paper airplanes burn when we throw them into the fire are high entertainment. NO complaints here.

as for the crime. that is really scary and I am super glad it wasn't your HOUSE- the car is awful enough.we have been very lucky in that regard, I love you and want you to always stay safe. kisses.

and email me about the sister shit.