Some of the best things in life are free. For example, Sarah and I signed up for a German cooking class at Macey's. We're learning how to make Bratwurst or Saurkraut and also some kind of semme kenudl, which is apparently a dumpling.
I obviously will be learning a lot.
I like cooking, and Sarah likes German stuff, so between us it should be a blast! And it's 100% free!
More free stuff: the public library. I love the feeling of being able to take home anything and as much of anything as I want. Last time I went to check out books, I got a whole pile that I had to steady with my chin-- and then they were out of bags! So this time I brought my own bag full of books to return, and then I filled it back up with new ones to read. It cost me... absolutely nothing!
This is in comparison to amazon.com, where I would have paid $25 dollars for just two books. I ended up buying one of them (I had a gift certificate), but I wasn't about to lay down money for the other book, which I hadn't read and wasn't sure I'd like.
And speaking of not spending tons of money, my third item today is not free, but it's almost free. My favorite place to spend little bits of money is at the remnant bin at the fabric store. At some fabric stores, the remnant bin is a whopping 20% off the regular price, but at Joann's, it's 50% off! They're only little pieces, but that's perfect when I want more variety (I only ever do small baby quilts anyway, so I don't need much of anything).
Today I spent the day shopping, so this note is a reminder to myself that, although I did spend too much money (any money is too much money), I didn't spend money on a lot of things I'm getting.