What have you bought recently?

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Soft bristle brushes. The 3-pack was cheaper than buying two! I felt like a sucker buying 1 for $8 so I got 3 for $14.

But now I have one for kitchen counter and home use, another for the car, and another for shop usage and dusting off solar panels and such.

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talking of brushes I got these set of 3..last week... they cost pennies, and I already have 2 that I bought last year.. and they are superb for getting into crevices that you can't get ito with anything else...like the seal around the fridge/freezer or the seal around the windows etc...

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2 years ago I dabbled in the stock market invested $5000 in dividend stocks, Kept for one year and sold them after the dividends were paid. Made a little on each, enough that the dabble paid off. Nerves got to me was the reason for selling. Today I decided it was time to re-dabble. Bought another $5000 in (5) dividend stocks. Had to chance the market with a limit order (GTC) for Monday trading day or later, high yield stocks only. My limit. See what happens. The dividend is between 5-8%. A little better than CDs.

The 6% auto loan was paid off in Apr (less than 2 years P.O). With a little wiggle room, I tried IBonds but to sell they made me jump through hoops. Had enough of that crap! They started out with a 9% interest, but when sold they were in the 5-6 % range. Savings was just under 5, Auto loan was eating into my savings return. The dividend or savings rates didn't cover the auto loan rate. Last year I made more on my 2% cash back card than I would have on my savings, but ended with more unnecessary stuff to haul to GoodWell. I lost.

ADDED: With Mother's Day on the horizon, I sent my DD & SO to their favorite nursery with a cash gift of $500 for Mother's Day. Easy gift, no thinking on my part & since I have trouble telling a weed from something she wants, she sees no issue with the cash. I've done this the last 4 or 5 years. Everybody's happy with the outcome. My obligation is satisfied. I felt it would again be appropriate for her wants.

ADDED: Took all day but I finally filled all 5 of the limit orders @ my bid price. I now have stocks with a high yield dividend of from 6.20% to 7.80%. Now patience takes over for the next near. I had dropped one & re-ordered one at double the amt of shares yielding 7.11%.​
 
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gilead said:
ADDED: With Mother's Day on the horizon, I sent my DD & SO to their favorite nursery with a cash gift of $500 for Mother's Day. Easy gift, no thinking on my part & since I have trouble telling a weed from something she wants, she sees no issue with the cash. I've done this the last 4 or 5 years. Everybody's happy with the outcome. My obligation is satisfied. I felt it would again be appropriate for her wants.
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What a generous, thoughtful gift!
 
gilead said:
2 years ago I dabbled in the stock market invested $5000 in dividend stocks, Kept for one year and sold them after the dividends were paid. Made a little on each, enough that the dabble paid off. Nerves got to me was the reason for selling. Today I decided it was time to re-dabble. Bought another $5000 in (5) dividend stocks. Had to chance the market with a limit order (GTC) for Monday trading day or later, high yield stocks only. My limit. See what happens. The dividend is between 5-8%. A little better than CDs.

The 6% auto loan was paid off in Apr (less than 2 years P.O). With a little wiggle room, I tried IBonds but to sell they made me jump through hoops. Had enough of that crap! They started out with a 9% interest, but when sold they were in the 5-6 % range. Savings was just under 5, Auto loan was eating into my savings return. The dividend or savings rates didn't cover the auto loan rate. Last year I made more on my 2% cash back card than I would have on my savings, but ended with more unnecessary stuff to haul to GoodWell. I lost.

ADDED: With Mother's Day on the horizon, I sent my DD & SO to their favorite nursery with a cash gift of $500 for Mother's Day. Easy gift, no thinking on my part & since I have trouble telling a weed from something she wants, she sees no issue with the cash. I've done this the last 4 or 5 years. Everybody's happy with the outcome. My obligation is satisfied. I felt it would again be appropriate for her wants.​
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I've never heard of a father giving a Mothers day gift to his daughter...
 
hollydolly said:
I've never heard of a father giving a Mothers day gift to his daughter...
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Didn't explain very well, our DD is the designated driver for shopping trips. The gift was entirely directed to my SO. They both love gardening & shopping. I hate both, get in get out, They would rather go it alone. They hit 2 places, but managed to spend the $500. Where one goes the other tags along. I'm usually left with the pets.
 
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Most recent purchases have been limited to groceries, but yesterday was another big hit for specialized batteries. Last week was the truck, this week the RV. Between the two vehicles, the battery bills totaled almost $1100. :eek:

Such is life. Part of the reason we still work part-time is to fund vacays, gifts and other extras.
 
Yesterday donating at one store means that I always walk out with something else, especially when things are further discounted. Got a visor for $2.50 and a dressy dress. I didn’t have time to zip it up but took a chance at $5. The tags were still on it and one had the price at $350. It’s a little snug for wearing too long. DH says it looks good.

Today I bought two hats @ $12 at WM. They’re very lightweight and have strings in case it’s a windy day. They’re not huge so they don’t overwhelm me.
 
A pair of cheapie plastic electrical cord reels for long outdoor cords. They require some touch-up with a utility knife in order for the black "slide" in the middle to glide freely, but they cost less than half the nearest close competitor.

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Cleaning up the mailbox.

Removed and disposed of a box on the post for a defunct local weekly paper. Ordered new number decals, black rust-reforming paint for the mailbox, and red-orange fluorescent paint for its flag.

I already have a wire wheel for the drill for scraping anything loose off first.
 
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Knight, would you mind to post about how happy she is with it? Thank you.
This may be a good split by four and bring with content as hostess gift. Or keep:>)
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She tried the oval one to make a bell pepper casserole & it worked great. It seemed to heat faster & since the casserole has a cheese topping that can stick the clean up was super easy. Another time she used the square one. Using no oil she made panko crusted chicken breast. Was crispy like it should be but moist inside. Cooking for two overall I think the set will be useful since the sizes are not real big.

I think she has every kitchen cook device made so using this set will be on an lets try this basis.
 

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