"They will just have to deal with it" + spending less on eating out + less for sewing supplies

This was J's response to what about the money she had said she would pay to probation office--Well, they will just have to deal with it.

Well, to state or wherever it goes. I was horrified and told her she needed to deal with the obligation. She did this to get out of jail. I calmed down and said, "Oh, yeah, they know how to deal with it--put out a warrant for your arrest, AGAIN. J looked surprised and said, oh, yes, they might.

She obligated herself to mow my yard months ago and has not mowed it in over two months. Actually, she has never finished it once. She just puts me off. She waits until she "has to cook supper" and just leaves with promise of I will come back and finish it. AND, in the meantime, she has been paid because she is desperate for money. NO MORE. She got mad and yelled at me and will not mow. However, I will not pay her for other things until she did the day before until she mows. This money will go to pay a money order for the time she stole from WM.

In 17 days, she will be homeless.

I call in to try to be one of about six callers to get the chicken deals on a local TV station. It is also broadcast on radio at same time. Well, this week, I could only catch a DQ deal. I paid $6 for $17.52 worth. At Dairy Queen that buys a  two chicken baskets that holds four chicken strips each, two French fries, two buttered Texas toast and two soft drinks, all yucky Pepsi products...gah. Of course, the drink can be refilled.

There is no way I would ever pay $17.52  for two lunches. Neither would exbf. Yet we can both eat for $3 each. We never eat out unless there is a coupon. Last month, we ate with a $10 gift certificate he won at the Senior Christmas party last year. Of course, he paid for the rest the coupon did not cover at Cracker Barrel.

(I did purchase a cheap restaurant meal deal from TV and I hated the food. Who put hot peppers in cole slaw??? Everything we ordered hat hot peppers in it.)

I also scored another $6 coupon for $20 at the cloth shop. I am going to look around and see if there is a chance I can get a Christmas gift there. All the coupons are for local items.

This last Wednesday, a2milk was 2/$6 instead of $4.29, so I bought two half gallons.and saved $2.81. Before the deal goes off on Tuesday, I will buy two more half gallons for $6. One of the half gallons is dated Nov. 21. I will drink it well before then. Maybe I can catch this on sale all the time and never pay full price.


We can buy lunch cheaply. Exbf would prefer grilled cheese to spending money some days, okay, most days. If we eat fast food for lunch, we dig around in his console and find a coupon.

Your turn
Do you always try to use a coupon to eat lunch or dinner?