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02-22-2011, 12:24 AM #1Registered User
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Near Zero Cost Redecorating Challenge
I am in the planning stages of redecorating the house (won't be back home until at least mid-March) and I want to use ONLY what I have. (exception, a small can of stain).
It is going to take a LOT of work both mental and physical but I am SO ready to make a BIG change around here!
Maybe you have things around your house that could use some sprucing up, or just a good wash and move to another room.
Who's in? Tell us what you can do to give you house (or room) a make-over for (close to) FREE!
I can't be out of money... I still have checks left!
Momma to the DivaMy Blog: http://more-than-bonbons.blogspot.com
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02-22-2011, 12:44 PM #2Registered User
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I'm in for doing something! Do we have a timeframe here, cause I'm thinking March.
Just need to think about which room I am going to do, but I already know, it's going to involve using up some "oops" paints I bought a while back for $3-5 a gallon.
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02-22-2011, 01:29 PM #3Registered User
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no time frame -- just the challenge of actually DOING
I won't even be home until mid-March, so no rush on my end
I can't be out of money... I still have checks left!
Momma to the DivaMy Blog: http://more-than-bonbons.blogspot.com
Old Lady to the Old Man
BS1: DONE BS2: DONE BS3: working on it BS4 :eventually (at 3% now) BS5: DONE BS6: DONE BS7: someday
OMG, we're going on our first cruise together??? 2 July 12
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Change Jar
Vacation Fund - done
Drink Water
Get Moving
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03-12-2011, 12:08 AM #4Registered User
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We are going to be doing this. We are transitioning the nursery back to the nursery after it served as a toddler room and briefly as a junk room before we found out I was PG again.
We basically have a everything except for the stuff that just plain wore out with DD. A broken lamp needs replacing, the diaper genie bit the dust, and the changing pad needs to be replaced. Other than that it's just a matter of bring it all down from the attic and setting it up.Working on Our Debt a Day at a Time:
Chase #1: Paid $1307.12 of $1925.04
Bank of America: Paid $1054 of $1600
Dillard's: Paid $953 of $1750
Medical (too much to list so I am going one at a time):
Amex #1: Paid $3975.50 of $3975.50 Paid in Full 3/09
Chase #2: Paid $4489.75 of $4489.75 Paid in Full 12/09
Macy's: Paid $337.24 of $337.24 Paid in Full 9/10
Lane Bryant: $300 of $300 Paid in Full 7/10
MRI Paid $1080 of $1080 Paid in Full 2/11
Amex #2: Paid $8286.17 of $8286.17 Paid in Full 7/11
Foot Surgery: Paid $1759 of $1759 Paid in Full 8/11
Furniture: Paid $2000 of $2000 Paid in Full 3/12
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03-12-2011, 12:31 AM #5Moderator
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think I am going to do some work around here next week - spring break!! Perchance all that it may involve is cleaning out and decluttering - an amazing concept.
Lady V - love your drawings - really focused!!Travel light. The baggage of the past can only hold you back.
“Decluttering isn't just simplifying your life. It's having a vision, setting new priorities and using those notions to get rid of obstacles.”
— Peter Walsh
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03-12-2011, 05:52 AM #6
i got four ethan allen (queen anne maple circa 1776) side chairs at the salvation army this week.
i have a bolt of royal/navy blue corduroy. today i want to learn how to either make a washble slipcover or to recover the seat. i need to buy or borrow a staple gun.11% gross to retirement
10% takehome to tithe and offerings
emergency fund maintained at 3000(works for me)
credit card debt 7500
mortgage free
freedom accounts/sinking funds that ebb and flow
then live on the rest!
i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.
"i create prosperity, abundance, and savings for me and my household"
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03-12-2011, 05:55 AM #7
i love your drawings!
Originally Posted by Lady_V
11% gross to retirement
10% takehome to tithe and offerings
emergency fund maintained at 3000(works for me)
credit card debt 7500
mortgage free
freedom accounts/sinking funds that ebb and flow
then live on the rest!
i am trying something new. LDS church advises savings or debt repayment should be the same as the tithe. 10% each.
"i create prosperity, abundance, and savings for me and my household"
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03-12-2011, 12:41 PM #8Registered User
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I just wanted to add that the diaper genie and changing pad were both hand-me-downs originally and the lamp had been a gift. So the things that need replacing were no cost items in the first place. Originally Posted by TigerGirl1226
Working on Our Debt a Day at a Time:
Chase #1: Paid $1307.12 of $1925.04
Bank of America: Paid $1054 of $1600
Dillard's: Paid $953 of $1750
Medical (too much to list so I am going one at a time):
Amex #1: Paid $3975.50 of $3975.50 Paid in Full 3/09
Chase #2: Paid $4489.75 of $4489.75 Paid in Full 12/09
Macy's: Paid $337.24 of $337.24 Paid in Full 9/10
Lane Bryant: $300 of $300 Paid in Full 7/10
MRI Paid $1080 of $1080 Paid in Full 2/11
Amex #2: Paid $8286.17 of $8286.17 Paid in Full 7/11
Foot Surgery: Paid $1759 of $1759 Paid in Full 8/11
Furniture: Paid $2000 of $2000 Paid in Full 3/12
2012 Fling 319/2012
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