Send It Back

July 3, 2009 in Money  

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Photo by tyger_lyllie

Since I’m not thinking of anything new to bring home, it’s time to think about stuff I can return to the stores.

I had an extra bag of potting soil, and some light bulbs that were the wrong size to go back to the hardware store.

There’s a small stack of books that can be taken to Half Price Books.

I changed my mind about the curtain rods, so those can go back too.

I don’t have receipts for everything, but store credit is better than clutter. Maybe I could use those things eventually, but I have an apartment mindset, and I always know that one day I’ll be moving. I don’t want to pack and move things that I don’t need, so it’s better to get rid of it now.

Plus there is always one or two bags of stuff to drop off at Goodwill.

Today I’ll load up my trunk, do a tour of returns, and come home with nothing but refunds and store credit.

I hope.

I am so amazed at how many people want to join in with No Spend Month! This is going to be fun. On Wednesdays I’ll be posting spending updates, so come share your progress for the week.

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