So last night I asked Brent how much money I have to go grocery shopping this week. His reply was $20.... I know right?! You can't buy a weeks' worth of food for $20! But I hopefully can prove that I can! We usually don't do a budget-for anything for that matter. But with all the stupid medical bills becoming due and past due, I figure we need to save all the greenbacks we can. Either that or get a third job-oh wait, I did...(I now work every other Saturday for the lighting side of our design showroom (I work for the hardware side). It's only for four hours; and it's not bad at all! (Anything to get some extra $$$ right?!!!)
What brought this on, was our local news channel is challenging a small family to go on a 3 week all cash "diet"; they can only buy what the "need" and not what they want. Another family is also doing the challenge and is blogging about it. Check it out here: www.momofthree-ami.blogspot.com. This family has $300 for 21 days...which is the length of time it takes to create a new habit-or break an old one. I don't think I quite have what it takes to go that frugal yet-so let's see how we can get by with only buying $20 worth of groceries...Here we go!
Monday night: Challenge noted
Tuesday night: had leftovers and wrote out my list. Money spent $0.
3 comments:
wow...you go! let me know how that goes....i can't budget for the life of me
GOOD LUCK SISTAR! maybe we should try doing that to haha
If I were there, I would insist on helping you figure out how to make meals with stuff you already had, and use the $20 for a girls night :).
Keep updating the blog, it will be fun to see how it goes.
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