In my last post, I talked about that cool bookcase (granted it is not Bush furniture but it still is awesome) that I was going to use as toy box in my living room. Well, I went and picked it up last night. It is still in my van, since it is super heavy. Bill needs somebody to help him carry it into the house, and I am not the person to do that. To get the living room ready, I completely rearranged it again. Every couple of months or so, I feel the need to rearrange. I am not sure if I am the only weird person like that or not.
Archive for September, 2007
My Love/Hate Relationship With IKEA
Author: LisaSep 28
I went to IKEA two nights ago. I have a love/hate relationship with that store. I love it, because I love a lot of the stuff there. I hate it, because I end up buying more than I went there for. I got the computer desk that I wanted. I however ended up buying shelves for the kitchen, hampers for the kids’ bedrooms, and a placemat to put the George Foreman grill on. I won’t even tell you how much I spent. The worse thing is that I found this bookshelf that I want:

I want the baskets too. I want to put it in the living room and put the kids toys in the baskets. I think it would take care of a lot of the clutter we have all the time. Unfortunately, that means I have a lot of rearranging of the living room to do to make it fit. I could spend an entire day at that store.
Credit Cards
Author: LisaSep 28
I love my credit cards. I hate getting the bill though. We have taken a couple steps to help ourselves out with our credit cards though. We do a lot of research on a credit card before we even apply for it.
Why do I research my credit cards? The reason actually is quite simple. What benefits work for me may not work for you. I personally do not care what my interest rate is. We pay our bill in full every month, so I do not get charged interest. The main thing that I do care about is annual fees. I refuse to use a credit card that charges me to use it. I do like reward programs. You just have to make sure that the rewards fit your needs. We do not fly a lot, so a credit card with tickets does not do us a lot of good.
The Cooperative Bank has several credit cards to look at depending on your needs. They have 0% interest credit cards, travel rewards credit cards, and affinity credit cards (which donate to a charity when you open the account and when you charge things). These are just a couple of the different cards they have. If you are interested in a new credit cards, this may be a site to check out.
Dirty Sexy Money
Author: LisaSep 27
Anybody see this season premiere last night? I have to admit I was impressed. I thought it was great. I laughed throughout the whole show. It already has some great plot twists. I have already set my TIVO to tape the whole season. Let me know if you saw it and what you thought of it.
What would you do with $3,000?
Author: LisaSep 27
As the title of this post asks, what would you do with $3,000? I know we would have a great Christmas here if I did win this awesome contest over at DivineCaroline. The grand prize is a $3,000 Amazon gift certificate. The big prize is $1,500 Amazon gift certificate, and the fine prize is a $500 Amazon gift certificate. I personally would love any of these prizes. If this sounds like something you would be interested, head over to the treat yourself sweepstakes from DivineCaroline. I already entered. How about you?






