Comments on: Spring Break! 10 Movies For Ten Bucks

By: DD’s Monthly Expenses - June 2009 - The Grocery Breakthrough | The Happy Rock

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:30:03 +0000

[...] spent $197.86 on Books, Magazines, Movies,and Videos. And $180 on Pearl Jam [...]

By: $10 cheese - Living The High Life While Blowing The Grocery Budget | The Happy Rock

Mon, 18 May 2009 02:45:34 +0000

[...] for less than I just paid for the cheese. Heck, this chunk of cheese cost more than my entire Spring Break [...]

By: Kristy @ Master Your Card

Kristy @ Master Your Card — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:13:04 +0000

I love watching movies! I still have Netflix and I know what you mean about the queue! I love it! I think I have about 136 movies in queue. My biggest challenge with Netflix is getting to the mailbox. I check my mail once a week, if that, so I’m terrible about putting the movies in the outgoing mail. I have been able to make more progress on my queue, though, since I purchased the Blu-ray DVD player that streams Netflix. I’ve gotta say, that’s been amazing!

Anyway, good for you for scheduling a little fun in your routine. Sometimes we all just have to do that!

By: Barbara Waltz

Barbara Waltz — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:27:21 +0000

I really did not like Atonement either, I thought looks wise- it was nice- but the story and dialogue were awful in my opinion.

I did love Stranger Than Fiction though as well as Children of Men. Zodiac was decent as well but a bit too long.

I was considering signing up for Netflix again , just like everyone else ” this time i’m really going to use it”, but I may just do it like you did and save a bit of extra money

By: Money Funk

Money Funk — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:14:26 +0000

Woo hoo to a nice frugal, spending time together spring break. Nice Spring Break!

By: Debt Destroyer

Debt Destroyer — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:33:33 +0000

@ Helen – I couldn’t agree more with budgeting for fun. Sticking to the budget will be the tough part.

@ Budgets are Sexy – Old School is a classic (of sorts), but we were trying to catch up with the films we’ve missed in the last couple of years.

@ bethh – They all were pretty good but I just made a quick edit showing which were our favorites (The Prestige & Children of Men) and which one was our least favorite (Atonement).

By: bethh

bethh — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:05:16 +0000

I wish you’d rated them! My faves on your list above were Lars and the Real Girl, and Stranger than Fiction. I’ve got Death at a Funeral on my to-see list!

By: Budgets are Sexy

Budgets are Sexy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:02:46 +0000

No “Old School”? boy….that’s a classic

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:01:27 +0000

Awesome! Love the “measured irresponsibility” quote, although I think it was very responsible on your part. Calculating fun as a part of your budget plan and getting it for a bargain makes the whole experience sweeter, don’t you think?

I also noticed that I was learning to enjoy the actual process of planning a fun activity and making it fit into the budget because it was something nice to look forward to (even something as small as movie night at home takes significance). There was an added benefit as well: during the fun activity, I had peace of mind and lack of stress knowing that it was fully accounted for and wouldn’t derail my budget efforts. As a result, I’ve found that I’m enjoying my few, but precious, fun experiences a lot more now than before (pre-budget plan), especially when they’re not accompanied by lingering guilt and stress that I was digging myself into a deeper credit hole.

You’re doing great! Keep up the good work!