Buyology Blog Carnival List off

I am so pleased to host the blog carnival of what the naughty and nice got out there for Mom Gadget…  We have carnivals every week on a variety of subjects.  Gave more than you got?  blog about that!

 

For boy2001 we got: 1. Mega Blocks Dead Men’s Treasure Chest (His Favorite!!)

2. Robosapien

3. remote control car

4. Spiderman stationery set

5. Soccer sleeping bag from Target

6. Hot Wheels Cars

 

Shared kid toys: Fake sushi set, rolling pin, ice cream set, sandwich set and assorted cooking things from Walmart.  My older two love to “cook”.

 

girl2004: 1. Strawberry Shortcake 5 set dvd

2. pink leapster l-max (she is much too young, but this avoids the war) (Her Favorite)

3. cheerleader pink sleeping bag from Target

4. my little pony doll

5. Disney princesses dress-up trunk

6. assorted jewelry & tiara

girl 2006 got a sweet little angel bear and first dibs at the ribbon…

BigB: Cashmere Sweater with matching beige socks from TJMaxx

Under Armour running pants from Dick’s (as a side note, I HATE THIS STORE)

Under Armour Duffel bag + $15 gift card to Dicks (came for free for spending $100)

Electronic Battle Ship game from Walmart, this has been on his wishlist forever!

20+ pairs of Under Armour Socks from TJMaxx, they are much cheaper but he says the quality is different…

 

Steeping Beauty: Gorgeous Tiffany Necklace!!

Sweet Pink Sweatsuit

Pedometer

HUGE box of Godiva chocolate

I Love Lucy season 3 on DVD

Quick Change on DVD (favorite movie – we’ve been waiting forever for this to come out)

Assorted underwear from Macy’s

 

I absolutely love each and ever selection for me!! this is a first this year!!  Take part, leave an exact link to your post and link back here!!!

 

Char got a fabulous tech gift from her husband, go to her blog to check it out Essential Keystrokes I’m thinking I want one of these too!!

Gayla at Mom Gadget got the best gift, a full house, and bought herself something after Christmas!  Smart shopper!!

 

 

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2-ply George Cashmere Sweaters @ Walmart

AND NO I am NOT telling you the size!!

I just got back from Walmart and found two ply 100% Cashmere sweaters (I know, you now have a bridge to sell me) on clearance for $19.97 from $35.  I got two colors, Bonnie Blue which is really like blueish / grey and Charcoal grey. 

I am really happy, I haven’t had cashmere sweaters since I went to Hong Kong 7 or so years ago, I think I paid $60 or so dollars each, maybe more, money came and went easily back then PK (pre kids).  I bought 3 beautiful, thick, cashmere sweaters there and they lasted  quite a while but I never spent the money on myself again.

I also bought a Vick’s Vaporizer for $9.86 and the Kaz refill things for $2.67.  Other than that I bought some food items. 

***I am not blogging about my holiday purchases until after Christmas so be on the look out for that exciting news.  I will also make a BIG announcement on December 15th, 2006.  Stay tuned***

 

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Sephora ordering is so much FUN!!

Order #1

The Balm – Stainiace $14

Decleor – Fresh Hydrating Mist $20

Decleor – Sun Hydrating Spray SPF20 $35

Rosebud Lip Balm $7

Order #2

Perricone Lipoic Acid Nutrive Cleanser $35

DDF oil free Moisturizer $35

Sephora Cellulose Sponge Set $6

I split my order in two so I would get free shipping on both AND TWO of the 10 samples per order with that KEWT little polka dot satchel!!  I always order when they give these little goody bags, it gives me a chance to try products.

I also got the regular 3 samples per order, and to get more bang for my buck, went through MYPOINTS.  I’m pretty happy with my purchases can NOT wait to get them!  That’s what I really love about sephora, they deliver super quick!

2 x N.V. Perricone little sample

2 x Cosmedicine little sample

2 x Caudalie Lifting Serum little sample

 

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people first, then money, then things

I’ll never forget shopping with boy2001 when he was about 3 years old.  We were in Target and he had a Little People playset in his hands and was looking at it in the cart.  We really didn’t want to buy it because he had so many little people already (thrift shops are stuffed with little people!!).

We told him that we had to budget and if he wanted X (can’t remember what it was) we’d have to wait on the little people set.  He was upset but didn’t put up much of a fuss and put it back.

Later on, Big B was looking at label makers (he LOVES office supplies)… we were talking about it and boy2001 said, “daddy, that’s not important, people are first”.  Of course he was talking about his little people, but it rang true for us in another way.  So that’s become our motto when we want something that we really don’t need or even want.

Suze Orman is one of my favorite finance personalities… her motto, “people first, then money, then things” haunts me many times when I go shopping.  Just keeping that in my head while shopping has saved me countless dollars.

This holiday season, keep an eye on the sales but also keep a tab on your credit lines and maybe keep to a budget.  It is really hard when things are on sale and you’re “saving”.  When you decide to purchase, come back and share your buyology with us.

 

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