... I'm just finishing up my second glass of Riesling (long day) & a few home-made chocolate chip cookies that my DS#1 (darling son #1) made for me.

Hubby is laying next to me watching the recorded 'American Idol'. (Lovin' the Tivo about now! Oh, what life would be like if we could use a remote control & skip to what we thought was important!)

Along with the "work" of the day ... I managed to accomplish $250 worth of damage at Costco within about 30 minutes - what can I say, I know how to power shop.

Point: we now have food in the house :-)

I should mention that is the frugal version with ALL food & no "extras" ... if you warehouse shop you know what I'm talking about!

What I left behind due to the financial crunch in our own home:

Phone set
Office Chair
Safe re-usable water bottles (3 pk)
Dish set
A few bottles of wine
Sex & the City (full season set)
Jodi Picoult book
PJ's

Savings? About $600 ;-)

What are you passing up these days due to your own penny pinching?