(Two notes: One, I was emailed not-so-politely that I forgot one reason why a wealthy woman would take up with a not-so-wealthy man: love. Point noted. And two, sorry for the pop-up ads on my site now- it’s a necessary evil right now, so if it discourages you from reading my daily posts, it’s your loss. Har har).

I got to Target the other day without my wallet, and only $100 in cash. I was bummed, because it was my “Fall Home Refresh” trip, and I had been looking forward to it. I considered going home to fetch my wallet and returning later, or leaving and coming back another day.

Then I turned off my car.

“No,” I thought, “I can do this. I can give my home a perky fall refresh for $100.”

So here are a few things I got from Target that for only $100 bucks injected a refreshing shot of fall into my home:

Pumpkin Brulee candle. $10.00. Smells heavenly and small enough to fit on the windowsill of my powder room.

Pumpkin-themed bath rugs. $10.00. I purchased 2, one for each bathroom. They are so sweet and pretty, and plush underfoot.

That takes me to $30.00, for the mathematically-impaired. JK!

Faux-Bleached Wheat Grass Plant Wreath. This is $34.99, but I rationalized it because I had a $20 Target gift card. So it was only $14.99.

At $45.00 now.

Autumn Harvest in Rustic Wooden-Box Centerpiece. The most expensive piece in my trip at $43.74, on sale from $49.99. Really perks up my mantel.

Now I’m at $88.74.

Plush Owl Figurine. I mean, how cute is he for $5? He’s sitting near my stack of books and research, because he looks so darn smart in his glasses.

$93.74. I can afford one more thing.

Mrs. Meyers Clean Day Acorn Scented Hand Soap. YUM, for $3.99.

There you have it. Didn’t think I could do it, did ja? Ye of little faith.