The Household Replacement List

At the beginning of the year I made a list.  Nothing unusual in that statement, if you happen to know me, as I tend to do that.  I’m a list maker.  In fact, I made several lists. 

One of the lists I made is what I call a Household Replacement list.  I make notes of all the items that are wearing out or needing replacement or upgrade.  Then I organize it in order of priority.  I keep this list in my day planner so I always have it handy and when I run across a great sale I can tick something off. 

Some of the things on the list are things like the girls needed new tennis shoes for school, we all needed a new set of sheets for our beds, my leather coat is shot, I would like a new watch (low priority), etc., etc., etc. 

Good thing I was able to cancel our No Spend Month because I have been able to tick quite a few items off my list in February: 

·        Fred Meyer had a great sheet sale.  I was able to get really nice sheets sets for all of us including a set for each of the girls at $9.99 each and a set for my bed at $16.99.  They are soft and feel so nice to sleep in too.

·        Tennis shoes off the clearance rack at ShopKo back in January.

·        A leather coat to replace my old worn out one for $50.20 off eBay.

·        Brand new winter coats with the tags still on for the girls at $9.99 each at a local thrift store.

·        Several canning jars I’ve picked up for 35¢ to 65¢ a piece at a local thrift store. 

That is what I’ve managed to get so far and I only have a few more items left on the list.  I plan to continue working on it throughout the year and will post updates on my progress.

 

Do you do anything like this?