I am about finished with my Christmas list. I have gotten everyone's gift except my daughter's main gift.
Mom: $100 spending cash for her trip
Dad: Leather coat and 2 sweaters
Sweet Pea: Dora the Explorer Digital Camera (Thanks Single Ma!)
Sister L : George Foremen Next Grilleration Grill
Sister E : Luggage Set and 5 movies
Brother : Zune (no $ out of my pocket)
Godson J : Shrek Build-A-Bear Babies (Thanks SM again :-D) and Clothes
Godson A : Smackdown vs Raw 2008
BFF K : Bath and Body Works set (Pomegranate), Pomegranate scented candles, and Terry
cloth sandals from Chadwicks
BFF D : Shredder (Turned out to need a shredder)
I know some of you guys are wondering how I managed to get my brother a 30G Zune without spending any money. And NO I did not steal it. LOL. Well remember that bed and breakfast trip I received as a Christmas gift at my employer's holiday party? Well I decided to trade the trip with coworker for the camera and memory card gift he won. I then went back to the store that my employer had purchased the gift from and returned it. I was given back $270 on a Staples gift card. The reason I did this was because of a couple of things:
As of today I have spent $447 of my $500 Christmas budget. The last thing left on my list is my daughter main gift - Aquarium and Goldfish. Pet Supermarket has a Little Mermaid tank kit for $30 but I heard that Walmart has the same one for $17. So I will check that out when I get back.
Dimps Out!
| | | | |
| Person | Gift | Budget | Actual |
| Mom | Spending $$$ for her trip | $100 | $100 |
| Dad | ?? | $50 | $131 |
| My Sweet Pea | Her 1st pet - Goldfish | $50 | $15 |
| Sister L | George Foreman Grill | $45 | $37 |
| Sister E | Luggage Set & DVDs | $40 | $35 |
| Brother | Zune | $50 | $0 |
| Godson J | Toys & Clothes | $25 | $30 |
| Godson A | Smackdown vs Raw 2008 game | $40 | $50 |
| Best Friend K | X | $30 | $20 |
| Best Friend's son | Shoes | $20 | $14 |
| Best Friend D | Shredder | $50 | $15 |
| TOTAL | $500 | $447 | |
Mom: $100 spending cash for her trip
Dad: Leather coat and 2 sweaters
Sweet Pea: Dora the Explorer Digital Camera (Thanks Single Ma!)
Sister L : George Foremen Next Grilleration Grill
Sister E : Luggage Set and 5 movies
Brother : Zune (no $ out of my pocket)
Godson J : Shrek Build-A-Bear Babies (Thanks SM again :-D) and Clothes
Godson A : Smackdown vs Raw 2008
BFF K : Bath and Body Works set (Pomegranate), Pomegranate scented candles, and Terry
cloth sandals from Chadwicks
BFF D : Shredder (Turned out to need a shredder)
I know some of you guys are wondering how I managed to get my brother a 30G Zune without spending any money. And NO I did not steal it. LOL. Well remember that bed and breakfast trip I received as a Christmas gift at my employer's holiday party? Well I decided to trade the trip with coworker for the camera and memory card gift he won. I then went back to the store that my employer had purchased the gift from and returned it. I was given back $270 on a Staples gift card. The reason I did this was because of a couple of things:
- 1. Staples currently had a 30G Zune on sale for $189.99.
- 2. I had a $25 off $50 Staples coupon.
- 3. I had 4 days left until I leave for the peeps and still hadn't purchased anything for my brother.
- 4. One of my friends works for Hilton.
- 5. She gets rooms at any Hilton at a discounted rate...sometimes even $0.
- 6. After some research I concluded that, although quiet, St. Augustine was an old folk town.
- 7. Although Dimps needs some peace and quiet, I would like to be able to shake my thang or hit up a jazz or poetry club if the mood hit me.
- 8. Cuz I can! :-D
As of today I have spent $447 of my $500 Christmas budget. The last thing left on my list is my daughter main gift - Aquarium and Goldfish. Pet Supermarket has a Little Mermaid tank kit for $30 but I heard that Walmart has the same one for $17. So I will check that out when I get back.
Dimps Out!
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