About Me

Patrick

46 year old,single male in Ohio. I'm "the toyguy" because I work in the toy dept. of a large retail store.

2009 Goals:
- Pay myself back $344 for muffler repairs on my car from December of 08.
- Add $400 to my E-Fund
- Hold off as much as possible on my smaller "funds" and goals till first 2 goals are done.
X- Continue saving for a total of $4000 for 2009 IRA.
- Start saving for total of $3000 for 2010 IRA.
- Have my first ever yard sale when the weather starts getting nice this spring.
- Try to take a real vacation around July or August possibly to Costa Rica.
- Pay at least $100 extra per month to Mortgage principal. I plan to pay off my mortgage completely before the 20 year mark which is about 3 years from now.

2008 Goals:
- Continue using Quicken to keep my checking and other accounts in order.
- Save at least an additional $400 into my
E-Fund (DONE) which currently has $1,200 in it. My overall goal for E-Fund is $12,000.
- Slowly work on building up a car fund. (VERY SLOWLY)
- Save enough into Travel Fund to take a good vacation in October. (Saved enough money but cannot travel this year)
Save $4000 for 2009 IRA contribution.
- Continue my "Paper (clutter) Challenge"
- More to come as I think it over.

CRAZY spending spree.

September 21st, 2009 at 03:31 pm

Not really so crazy. But I did buy a couple unexpected things cause they were just too good to pass up.
Last night when leaving work several people were buying kitchen blenders. They were reduced down to one dollar. So I got one. I've never had a blender believe it or not but its something I can use.

Today, shopping at Aldi, they had one of those metal colindars that have extended arms so they fit over the sink. I've wanted one of those for a long time but it was about 15 dollars at Wal Mart which was just too much to me. But Aldi's price was $6.99 so i got one. Not as good a deal as the blender but still not so bad.

I think I'll survive the spending spree.

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11 Responses to “CRAZY spending spree.”

LuxLiving Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 03:35 pm

You wild and CRAZY toyguy you!!!

Sounds like you got a couple of good deals.
Patrick Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 03:46 pm

LOL thanks Lux. I'm definately crazy. Not too sure about the wild part.
creditcardfree Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 04:09 pm

Great deals...for things you will use for many years to come.
Patrick Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 04:18 pm

Thanks CCF. Hopefully they will last a long long time.
whitestripe Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 05:13 pm

one dollar! that's a great deal my blender cost $55 and I thought it was a good deal, glass jug and all...
scfr Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 07:02 pm

Great deals, especially on the blender! Now you can make homemade milkshakes with fresh fruit!
Patrick Says:
September 21st, 2009 at 08:51 pm

The one I got is the type that usually costs about $20 or so. Yep I'm looking forward to making a milkshake soon. And every once in awhile I make things that should require a blender but I always just improvise.
Now I wont have to; for that anyways.
Petunia Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 06:06 am

Crazy. . . you spent less than $10, even with tax! (Unless your sales tax is REALLY high.) Enjoy your new kitchen tools.
Patrick Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 08:27 am

Yeah it was about $9.47. Told ya it was CRAZY Petunia. LOL.
LuxLiving Says:
September 22nd, 2009 at 04:09 pm

Mmmmm...I see smoothies in your future.
Jerry Says:
October 9th, 2009 at 03:21 pm

A buck for a blender? That's great! You should have got two and sold one on eBay or something. =) I find that blenders lead to fast meal prep (and shakes as well) and they are something that just adds to my quality of life. That might sound overstated, but we didn't have one for our first year living overseas, and then a friend who was moving back to the States gave us hers and it is awesome! Truly, it's a little insurance that you can have a taste of home now and again. Enjoy it! LuxLiving is right... smoothies, anyone?
Jerry

The Toyguy's Blog

Chugging along at a snail's pace.

CRAZY spending spree.

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