Greetings All,
As a newlywed who is also newly-expecting, my life has been a bit more-errr-hectic of late. I figured things would settle down after all the Thank you’s were mailed, but the “Honeymoon Baby” pregnancy meant that we simply went from one life-changing event to another. We’re still working on our house (you’ll recall it [...]
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Date Night–a Cool Frugal Tool
Price Check, Please?
Greetings,
Since I began posting figures about expenses for weddings and groceries over a year ago the numbers have changed. Here’s a quick overview of what expenses one might “typically” expect to run into for various products and services. Please feel free to provide your feedback below!
~Penny
WEDDING COST: 2009
According to a variety of sources such as [...]
Wedding Gifts to Have and to Hold_101
Greetings Everyone,
I have recently had the privilage of writing many a well-earned Thank you card for some lovely bridal shower and wedding gifts. Prior to having these experiences as a Bride, I had little to no clue at all about what might make a good gift, what “not to do” and so on.
Here’s a re-cap [...]
Feed a Crowd….Exploring Wedding Food Options
G’mornin Reader-ino’s,
When it came to my wedding budget, food ate a huge piece of the pie (get it? I’m funny!). In fact, the reception food, pre-ceremony food for the wedding party, Groom’s dinner, and napkins/plates/cups took up 28% of my wedding/reception budget (not including the honeymoon).
As most of you know, my wedding is coming round [...]
Wedding & Engagement Pre-Planning 101
Greetings Everyone,
As my wedding is knocking down the door, I am now in a position to reflect backwards a little bit and give the newly-engaged a few places to start.
Deep breath: this stuff is only a starting point meant to make your life easier down the road. Feel free to print some of this off, [...]
Travel or Honeymoon Planning: Car Rentals 101
G’day All,
Ahhh planning. Planning, planning, planning. My cup is about to runneth over with different tiny things to plan.
But last week, I was able to check off “RENT A CAR FOR HONEYMOON”.
Yay!
To be sure: I have never rented a car, so I had to do a little bit of research first, and here are a few [...]
Wedding Stuff I Purchased on Ebay (Why pay more?)
Afternoon Fellow Readers,
I thought I’d quickly outline some of the “stuff” I need for my upcoming wedding that I ended up purchasing via Ebay (www.ebay.com). The costs of shipping can outweigh the potential savings, but I just found that Ebay was a convenient, and often tax free way to accumulate this stuff—without having to drive [...]
A Word on my Frugal Wedding
As many of you know, I will be getting married next spring. We’re going the ole Catholic mass-route and figure we’ll end up with 160 guests. I am the oldest of six, so I wanted to try to “walk the walk” for my sibs in case they are paying any attention to what I am [...]