DH has gotten four leads on some more web design/photography, but nothing has panned out yet... so hopefully...

I finally updated my more creative blog, which felt good... www.xanga.com/cerridwenscauldron

Called the various fuel oil sellers today, since that's our source of heat... $1.50 per gallon and no one will deliver less then 100 gallons... so another expense.
And we called the electric company because we still haven't gotten a bill, and they somehow didn't get notified, so that bill will be for a month and a half, instead of just a month.... It always happens like this.... one unexpected expense after another...

Which leads me to:
Frugal/Simple Thought of the Day: Have an Oh My God why is this happening savings account set up for those expenses that come out of nowhere.
I know, I know it's hard, but even if you put in $5 a check, your extra change sitting on your dresser, birthday checks, or bonus checks... it really does add up.

I put any rebates into ours and any unexpected checks... (we just got a $60 check from Charter that I'm still trying to figure out why??)
And when times are good I try to put the extra dollar amount into the account from the paycheck. (Example $526, I would put in $26).
And when things are really, really good I'll try to put $50 a check in....
If only money did grow on trees : )