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Not Catherine, but we have a mini split on our porch/sunroom. I think we were over sold. Not only does it keep the porch (~320 sq feet) comfortable, if we leave the door open it cools/dehumidifies the entire downstairs (prob about 900 sq feet). We have a room air conditioner in our bedroom upstairs, and the other (guest) room is not cooled. A smaller mini split would have sufficed, but I'm glad it at least keeps the first floor comfortable.
Rosa I have a unit like you describe as well, but it's not that effective.
Thanks, Herb. I am happy to hear about yours as well. :)
Jeppy: The unit we got is quite effective. We got it from Costco, and as I recall it was pretty expensive, but it had all the features we wanted, and Costco tends to carry good stuff, so we went with it. It's a Delonghi Pinguino.
Found another gas station when the one I'd been going to raised their price.
Went to visit a friend yesterday and we ended up going to the local flea market. Beautiful day and was just expecting a nice day out browsing. Ended up getting two pairs of cargo shorts for work this summer for $2 each (still need to try on so fingers crossed!), a really big roll of packing tape ($3), a nice purse ($1) and a small backpack ($8). I don't usually shop like this, but it was nice getting a few needs and wants. Plus a great day spent with my friend - priceless!
Went to Aldi's rather than my usual Market Basket and finally got eggs. They were $2.99 which I thought wasn't too bad as they are cagefree. Some other items were priced a little better also.
I went to Firehouse subs yesterday while in the city and they had great pickle buckets (5 gallon buckets) for 3 dollars and they donate the money to firefighters. They only had four but I bought them and will ask my son to get me some more. Came home and planted them with marjoram, oregano, lavender, and rosemary seeds. So excited!
Got incredibly lucky--were driving by a farmhouse where the guy was tearing down his old barn and I spotted a bunch of old hay in there and we stopped and asked if we could have it. He stacked it up very nicely (after sweetly offering to deliver it, but we were going to Portland for the day) and husband made two trips over there after we got back and we have lots and lots of free, rotting hay, all for free!!!! This is the score of the year.
Finished the month where I wanted to (below average spending per month). Knew I could not hit my aggressive budget goal this month, and there are four months out of the year I let myself skip.
June should not have any large expenses, so I've scheduled my furnace cleaning then. Last year I did it in September, but it's still a post-heating season timeframe, and next fall I will need my funds for home heating oil, which I had hoped would come down in a midterm election year, but the politicians don't care about recessive expenses hitting ordinary people.
Second half of property taxes due - a whopping $550. Back in TX, half a payment would have been well over $5000 so the payment here always feels like a bargain.