Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Help Me Spend Money!!

People! Praise Jesus, for he loves me!!

So here I am, feeling all kinds of crappy, when I get an email telling me I've won a $100 gift card! Ha! This sounds like I'm about to be a fool being set up for a scam, but no! It's real!

The cool kids over at Guanabee randomly selected me from a pool of readers who took their survey, and so, I win! I WIN! W00t! I am a super winner! Of money! In the form of a gift card! For me to shop with!

And this, just a couple of weeks from my birthday (oh sure, the birthday I'm in no mood to even mention, much less celebrate, but this makes it all better).

The thing is, what do I do with this nice surprise? The conscientious, guilt-ridden part of me says, "Use it to stock up on pull-ups, toilet paper, organic meat and all other kinds of good, responsible mother-like things," while the rest of me is all, "Piss it away! Piss it away! Cute tops, more shoes, books galore, loads of coffee! GO CRAZY, woman!"

Damn, I can't decide. What to do, what to do? The card hasn't even arrived and I'm already stressing out. The pressure!

So, help a sister out and tell me how I should spend this money. Please!

Posted by Tere @ 7/08/2008   | |

5 Comments

  • Blogger Joke posted at 7/09/2008 9:35 AM  
    50-50 and then relax.

    -J.

  • Anonymous Anonymous posted at 7/09/2008 10:03 AM  
    I agree with spending it 50/50...pullups and wipes (god knows that's 50 bucks right there)...a trip to the bookstore where you can get a Caramel Latte and a book on the Aztecs...and a cute pair of flip flops...or maybe this is just MY fantasy ;)
    -Cecilia

  • Blogger AmandaDufau posted at 7/09/2008 10:06 AM  
    this may sounds selfish, but it's really not: spend it on you. Not only will it do you good (shopping is the best form of therapy, after all), but Max will get his things anyway. You put his needs before your own normally, and he does nto go without wanting, but mommies do. So take this unexpected little surprise and treat yourself!

  • Blogger Holly posted at 7/09/2008 4:14 PM  
    Congrats! How about a little of both?

  • Anonymous Adela posted at 7/10/2008 7:23 PM  
    Did your parents ever tell you the story of La Cucarachita Martina? Whenever I have money burning a hole in my pocket I remember that story although the moral is a bit depressing...

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