this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

It's that time again.

Here are some articles you may enjoy:

• Keeping Frugality Fun: Strategic "Splurging" at Money Saving Mom - Here are some great ways to help you feel like you're splurging without really spending too much, they are good ways to use up your spare change


• Unscrambling the Egg at brip blap - a good reminder that you should try and use your time wisely


• Better to Budget by Year vs. by Month at Free Money Finance - I think having the yearly outlook on it as opposed to the monthly outlook will ensure you account for irregular expenses such as Christmas gifts.


• It's Only $5.00, Geesh - A Story of Financial Peer Pressure at Gather Little By Little - It's important to associate with people who won't balk at your desires to not spend, spend, spend. And it is so easy to spend a lot of money even when you feel like you're just spending a little at a time!


• The Medicine Cabinet: What You Need, How To Store, When To Toss at Blissfully Domestic - Lots of good information in this post


• Customer Service: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly at Being Frugal - Keep on top of your bills! And hope someone doesn't hang up you when you try and find out why they're inaccurate.


• Another Non-Scrapbook Project with Scrapbook Paper at Simple Mom - Cute, inexpensive, and decorative, I love it!