Thank you for the warm welcome back!!

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thank you for the warm welcome back!!
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Tue, 10-05-2004 - 9:09am
Morning everyone -

First, I'd like to thank everyone who warmly welcomed me back to the board. I really appreciate the support.

It's been a long road for me - and we're better off than we were a year ago, but there's still a long way to go.

We do pay cash for everything now. We have only one credit card which is in DH's name only and he controls it. It is a good feeling knowing that we can pay cash for a lot of things. And if we can't, we wait and save. That's the hardest thing for me -- a compulsive spender who's so used to immediate gratification.

As far as Ebay goes, I've deleted all my searchs so that I don't get any more emails. I haven't placed a bid in weeks. I still plan on selling on Ebay, but have to be very careful about checking auctions out while I'm doing that. Just another lesson to learn.

The only new clothes that the baby has right now are what my MIL has been buying. Everything else has come from Ebay, thrift stores, or second-hand kids stores. I've also found a God-send in Freecycle. A wonderful family just recently donated to us their crib, changing table, and complete bedding set for the crib. (I'm still convinced this family are angels! LOL!) I've also gotten two hand-crocheted blankets, bibs, and burp cloths from Freecycle as well.

In spite of screwing up in the past, DH still trusts me enough to still pay the bills. Every pay day, we sit down with the checkbook and he sees what checks I've written for the past pay period and what big expenses are coming up. We've got some big expenses coming up in the next few months and I'm worried about how we're going to make it. In the meantime, I'm happy with the fact that I just paid off another credit card at the end of September. A few more to go!!

Thanks again everyone for your support!

~ Jennifer

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 9:24am

I hadn't gotten the chance to welcomeyou back yet.

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 10-05-2004 - 1:42pm

Jennifer - a warm (and belated) welcome back to the board.

All my best,
Danni