You know you're in a recession when you... (keep it local so it doesn't get deleted!) (Raleigh: coupons, consignment)

[Jenny_B]

I'll know the recession is affecting me when I:

1. Decide that buying Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in bulk is a luxury rather than a need.

2. Start buying my clothes at Target to save money instead of at my favorite consignment shop.

3. Get my nails done once every three weeks instead of two.

4. Attempt to do a Brazillian wax myself at home.

5. Search the papers every day for coupons for The Angus Barn.

6. Move from Clayton to Cary to save gas.

7. Feign illness on days I'm supposed to participate in potlucks at work. (why do I have to spend the money to make a dish that feeds 10??)

8. Go from shopping at Whole Foods to Harris Teeter to Lowes to Food Lion to giving my exclusive grocery business to the dollar store.

9. Refuse to date you because you don't live within what I consider my drivable radius.

10. Stop going to church to avoid tithing (I jest! I jest! I don't go to church...)

I have implemented a couple of these ideas... I won't tell you which, except to say, "Oh, the pain! The pain!"

Jenny_B

[just_sayin']

number 4...wow...that's a little TMI! lol

[Jenny_B]

See the section entitled, "Oh the pain!" It is not a job for amateurs!

[Exit MA Now]

11. When you stop posting on Raleigh/Durham City Data because you are afraid you will wear out the keyboard and not be able to afford another one.

[scorp200]

Number 4 is hilarious and I better not say anything more about that but let's just say I can relate

Oh great I just noticed that my stats say my posts have been read over a million times.

Well, us ladies put ourselves through a lot, lol.

[CarolinaCowboy]

Rake up the leaves in your yard and as you prepare to drag them to the curb for garbage day......wonder if they might be etible.

[oc2nc]

Okay, maybe this is too much information.....but you DID bring it up. I waxed once (not even the bikini area) and I thought having triplets must be easier. I get lasered and now Blue Water Spa www.bluewaterspa.com has a great promotion to help stock the NC Food Bank, they are really in need of food!! You get $80.00 off laser hair removal or other spa services if you bring in canned goods. Iit's a nice promotion for a good cause and it doesn't hurt!
Oh, #4 Watch for Harris Teeter Triple coupon days. I saved almost 70% on my last round of shopping

[CarolinaCowboy]

Originally Posted by oc2nc

Okay, maybe this is too much information.....but you DID bring it up. I waxed once (not even the bikini area) and I thought having triplets must be easier. I get lasered and now Blue Water Spa www.bluewaterspa.com has a great promotion to help stock the NC Food Bank, they are really in need of food!! You get $80.00 off laser hair removal or other spa services if you bring in canned goods. Iit's a nice promotion for a good cause and it doesn't hurt!
Oh, #4 Watch for Harris Teeter Triple coupon days. I saved almost 70% on my last round of shopping

This is a female thing I know, but they sell a home laser model now for about $500 that allows you to permanently remove hair in the privacy of your own home. It is forever, so make sure you only use it where you really want all the hair gone. They did a piece on CNN about it and the lady reporter used and gave it high marks.

Being the scientific guy I am, I would sure like to watch the system in use, so I can see how it functions.

[ljd1010]

Originally Posted by Jenny_B

I'll know the recession is affecting me when I:
Jenny_B

1. Stop bringing my good clothes to the dry cleaners and launder them myself.
2. Give up having my hair cut/colored every 5 weeks.
3. Stop having my dog groomed monthly.

These are my "splurges" but in all seriousness, I am much more acutely aware of day to day to spending. We've been doing a lot of cooking on weekends and eating leftovers during the week, not dining out as often. We've also put aside plans for some home improvement projects and have really stopped using credit cards.

[NewUser]

1. Instead of eating out every week for dinner on Sat, and lunch on Sat and Sun, we now only go out to dinner on Sat. . . . . . .and it has to be a place that we can feed a family of 3 for under $25 including tip.

2. We've stopped contributing to our Roth IRAs and my son's 529.

3. Only buying Christmas gifts for the kids this year. Nothing for the adults.

4. Switched from premium unleaded to regular unleaded for my car.

5. No more new clothes and no more dry cleaning.