Wii

I really want a Wii.   And I want Wii Fit to go with it.  These are going on my wish list.

Cancelled Lynda.com Membership

I signed up for one month of lynda.com memberhsip specifically to watch the videos about Photoshop Elements 6 on the Mac.   I promised myself that I would cancel the membership before the month was over and I did that today.   I have three days left to watch those videos now, so I had better get busy.

Picked Up Library Book On Hold - Delayed Gratification Pays Off

Yesterday I picked up a book at the library that I had placed on hold.

This might not seem like such a big deal, but it is the first time that I had ever actually put a book on hold.  Usually I just wander through the library and pick up things I find interesting and sign them out.  If there is a book I hear about that I really want to read I usually order it from Amazon.

So this is a big step forward.  I heard about this book by reading an online forum.  Instead of running to Amazon I ran to the library web page, found it in the catalog, figured out how to reserve it, and waited for it to come in.

Let's hear it for delayed gratification.

Renewed My "Go World" Subscription

This is one subscription I would never find at the public library.

I would hardly call it a frugal purchase at $40.00 a year for four issues, but it is something I want to continue with.

I am going to make an effort to estimate the costs of playing go for a year and see what percentage of my allowance that turns out to be.

Bought Two Books Today On Amazon

I have been wanting to buy the new Missing Manual book for the iPod since I heard it was coming out at the end of October.   I decided that since I had resisted the urge to buy the Kindle that I could afford to splurge to purchase this book to get the most out of my iPod.

I also bought a book similar to The Tightwad Gazette book, which I already own.  It is a book published by America's Cheapest Family.

Online Learning Subscriptions

There are two sources for online learning I really like a lot.  One of them is Lynda.com and the other is Kelbytraining.com.

Because I can only spend so much time viewing tutorials I don't subscribe to both sites at the same time.  That would be really wasteful.  I will subscribe to one site for a month and watch as much as I can.  Then I will take a month or more off and devote my time to studying from books.   This way I get the most for my money.

Lynda.com has a series on the Mac version of Photoshop Elements 6.0 right now.  So I will subscribe for a month and watch my fill of tutorials.  I'll complete that series, maybe even watch it twice, and then see what else is of interest before I cancel my membership.

Lunch Meat

Lunch meat is really expensive.  You end up paying at least $8.00 a pound for it.  They don't even sell it by the pound anymore.  They list the price by the half pound instead so you don't get too scared when you buy it.  But I'm not fooled.

For the past six months or so I have been saving a lot of money on lunch meat by buying pork tenderloin on sale and cooking it myself.   The regular price is $8.00 a pound.  But I can find it for $4.00 a pound on sale.  When I do I buy as many as ten packages and wait for the next sale.