Money Diet Day 12 and a new computer

Yes, that is right, we bought a new lap top today. We bought the computer for our middle school aged son who was using our lap top more than us for school projects and reports. Now, I know that you are probably wondering why we bought it now instead of waiting until fall. That is where frugality kicks in! Apple has a special right now that college students with an I.D. can get a 10% discount with a free ipod touch. As a graduate student, I qualify. So, we saved $100 buying now and got a $200 ipod if we bought now. I am going to need a new cell phone soon (mine is 3 years old). So, the plan is I will get a cheapo phone and use the ipod for the things that the iphone provides minus the phone usage. In our opinion, this was the best option for saving money. In fact, my calculation is that total savings will be around $400, plus the savings we will be getting starting next week when we finally cancel our land line. We will continue with the money diet, while patting ourselves on the back for saving on something we needed anyway.

Otherwise, our day was frugal. We spent some quiet time at home watching the World Cup, resting and our youngest went to a pool birthday party. It was a nice day.

Tonight's dinner is bar b que chicken, potatoes and asparagus.