Today saw us going to a few garage sales... since we knew we were moving and didn't want to have any extra stuff to move, I really haven't gone to many yard sales this summer.... and yes, I did miss it.

We found a projector screen (the kind you may have had in highschool that roles open and gets latched to a metal pole that moves up...) that Spyros can use as a back-drop when he takes pictures.
It was $10, so we went to buy it, and the gentleman said that it includes the 8mm projector, splicer and another projector... well we took it all but I'm not sure how often we'll use it.
My mom has some 8mm film of her and us, so it will be fun to watch those.

Spyros also found a hand clamp, squeezey thing that tightens your hand muscles, that he's been looking for... 75 cents.
I found a wonderful old, short chest with two drawers that sits perfectly in the living and holds the chess board on top with a blanket and sheets in one drawer and the rest of the sheets and all our MiniDiscs in the bottom drawer.... Absolutely Perfect for $10
There's also space on top to use as an impromptu seat.

We also stopped at the grocery store and picked up some really good meat deals. They had a bundle of lunch bags for free with $15 purchase so we got those too... but after we were in the parking lot I noticed that the lunch bags were just a special thing and the real free item for $15 was a White Rain product....
It was just one of those busy days where I didn't want to go back in.... so I just complained all the way home about it!

DH looked over our internet bill yesterday and saw that we were being charged an extra $10. I had just thought that was the price, so I paid the bill last month. After calling we got the $10 credit from last month and $10 more dollars taken off for this month... so we only have to pay a third of the bill....
We thought we were getting this deal until January 2005, but the customer service rep. said it's good until October 2005, so I'll be keeping my eye on the bill each month to make sure.

Frugal/Simple Thought of the Day: If you've been reading for awhile, or have read the archives... I've said this before, but really take a look at each bill you get Every Month!!! Make a good effort at understanding the charges first, but if you can't figure them out or they are wrong, don't put off calling. (since there is always a chance you will forget and just pay it at the last minute....)