My 40$ challenge!

When shopping I try to buy wisely and not just throw my money away.

 So I challenged myself recently while out shopping with two teenagers to only spend $40.00 and see how much I could come away with(Good quality items)

 I wanted to show the kids the difference between their spending of MY money and MY spending of MY money.

I think seeing is believing and I want them to understand the value of a dollar.

One thing I DON'T do is JUST buy it because it's on sale. NO! I have to really love the item and would have wanted it rather it was on SALE or NOT. I don't buy just for the sake of a SALE. Besides we all know what a SALE is right? Most generally they mark it WAY up and then CLEARANCE it.

So after spending time at the MALL and $160.00 later...which for what they got was PRETTY good considering I had a few things in there too for my other son; we HEADED to my kind of SHOPPING!

DISCOUNT shopping! I found this amazing place called ROSE'S that is a mecca for PINCHING pennies...

 I bought myself an entire outfit... and I've been wanting to try the colored skinny jeans!

 Love a cardigan esp when it's kelly Green!

Yellow Skinny Jeans:: $17.50, Multi-colored Blouse::$6.00::Green Cardigan::$7.50::Shoes::$5.95::Bracelet::.$.99

With Tax I think it's around $40.43 Cents! but an entire outfit including the Shoes!

SOCKS NOT ADDED: they were .99cents and I didn't buy them to go with this outfit!

I Want To Love You----I Really Do!

Grrrr...The mood around this place is doom and gloom!

Doesn't help the spirits of Teenagers or their Mom for that matter, when the weather is gloomy,rainy,foggy...feels like we live in England with the constant, never relenting overcast.

If I lived in England I suppose I wouldn't be complaining though. I will chalk it up to to much together time around these parts; being cooped up and all in close proximity.

This is what I wore to mail out packages, stop at the gas station and what I'm wearing tonight to get Chipotle with the kids. Exciting I know! but everyone is also getting over a stomach virus and taking it slow and steady.

I want to love this coat! It's the one I bought at Rose's outlet center a few weeks ago. $31.00 with 25% off of that. I love the bow in the back and it keeps the ties from slipping off. I love the ruffled neckline too. I'm not quite sure about the fit starting mid hip though. I feel it might accentuate what I don't want accentuated ya know what I mean?  ah well...I will give it a few goes. Sometimes I have to break something in and get super comfortable wearing it before I feel settled on the item.

Anyone else feel they have to "Get To Know" a new item somewhat before they feel totally at ease wearing it?