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How can people afford to do this?

rhonda said:
This is my magic secret to being able to eat out(often):

I charge ALL my business purchases to a credit card. Rack up tons of points and cash them in for gift cards.

Result=FREE restaurant meals!!! :cartwheel:

PS The card IS paid off in FULL each month!
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Thats how we pay for vacation!

We cash our points in for cash and giftcards, we make about $75 a month by using our chase card, a great month is closer to $100. :)
 
luvagreatdeal said:
I'm happy for the most part too. Our property taxes are too high and there are things about my house (neighborhood) that I don't like but we didn't buy when the market was at it's peak and pretty soon, we'll own it free and clear and will have still made money on it. My DS goes to a good school that tested very high in the state of IL and while I have to fork out money to pay for his school bus, there are worse things I could pay for.

No situation in life will ever be perfect. No town will be perfect, no house will be perfect, just make do.

And if I did move, I don't even know where I'd move to. I have yet to find a town in this area that is perfect.
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What area of Schaumburg do you live? I am near Jane Addams.
 
luvagreatdeal said:
I'm happy for the most part too. Our property taxes are too high and there are things about my house (neighborhood) that I don't like but we didn't buy when the market was at it's peak and pretty soon, we'll own it free and clear and will have still made money on it. My DS goes to a good school that tested very high in the state of IL and while I have to fork out money to pay for his school bus, there are worse things I could pay for.

No situation in life will ever be perfect. No town will be perfect, no house will be perfect, just make do.

And if I did move, I don't even know where I'd move to. I have yet to find a town in this area that is perfect.
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Mayberry. :bowing:
 
mrsmom said:
Or Kenosha? I had to walk past homeless peeps hangin' out outside of the Salvation Army today. Then when I left, got in the car and was at the light, some dude walking up to cars holding a sign up to their windows (I assume he's homeless too). Well Sadie was in the car and didn't let him get too close. :snicker:
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You would love to live in Wheaton. It is a very conservative, right wing, republican area. You would be in heaven. Oh the conversations I have to listen to at the fitness center.........:serenade:
 
nicklesm17 said:
You would love to live in Wheaton. It is a very conservative, right wing, republican area. You would be in heaven. Oh the conversations I have to listen to at the fitness center.........:serenade:
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That's where we got Sadie! Two hour drive each way. It was nice there. :bliss:

I take it you're a lib-er-al?
 
mrsmom said:
That's where we got Sadie! Two hour drive each way. It was nice there. :bliss:

I take it you're a lib-er-al?
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Nope not at all. Just don't want to listen to politics when I am working out. They talk over me while I am on the elliptical.


I am an Independent. I vote for the best candidate (not that we have had any lately) not party lines.
 
nicklesm17 said:
You would love to live in Wheaton. It is a very conservative, right wing, republican area. You would be in heaven. Oh the conversations I have to listen to at the fitness center.........:serenade:
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It has to be a shock for a non-Wheatie to move to the town if they aren't aware of the area...
 
Wow, my DH would never want to live in Wheaton then. He's definitely a Democrat and pretty liberal too. He's so different than me.

Although ...really it doesn't matter which political party they are affiliated with these days ... it seems like they're all liars and cheaters and the few that don't start out that way will end up that way in a few years anyway.

I hate politicians.
 
I almost went to friggin Pizza Hut with the whole family, but ordered carry out, cuz It's the $$ issue (and I see ppl touching my food)! I haven't been inside of a restaraunt to eat in 8.5 yrs or longer! I really can't remember!!!!!!:surrender:
 
maree said:
I almost went to friggin Pizza Hut with the whole family, but ordered carry out, cuz It's the $$ issue (and I see ppl touching my food)! I haven't been inside of a restaraunt to eat in 8.5 yrs or longer! I really can't remember!!!!!!:surrender:
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Wow, that's a really long time!

So you don't eat in but you do carry out?

We carry out a lot now too. It's a little cheaper without the tip and then I don't have to stress out about my kids sitting for too long at the dinner table.
 
maree said:
I almost went to friggin Pizza Hut with the whole family, but ordered carry out, cuz It's the $$ issue (and I see ppl touching my food)! I haven't been inside of a restaraunt to eat in 8.5 yrs or longer! I really can't remember!!!!!!:surrender:
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I hear ya babe. I prefer carryout as well. For me it's the anxiety issues. I know you have that and other stuff. What is it with you about restaurants?
 
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