Challenges
Last year I had a Debt Snowflake Challenge and “found” an additional $7,499.25 to apply to our debts.
This year my husband and I have the gazelle intense goal of
Sometimes, it’s just cheaper in the short run to go to the grocery store and pick up what I need.
This month, I’ve felt the pinch in the grocery budget because I’m paying for bulk purchases. In early...
For the most part, our main living areas and the kids’ bedroom are fairly organized and clean. (I’m not big on cleaning, so I’m sure those places would make a neat freak shutter, but they are mostly...
This post, my friends, should actually be called how to blow your entire monthly grocery budget in 12 short days because that’s just what we did. Before you think we got all irresponsible though, and lived the...
We had a less expensive week this week, grocery wise, but we’ll be buying another 1/4 of beef next week, so I have a feeling the grocery budget will explode. Right now, I’m under budget, but that...
At the end of 2012, I announced that our big, hairy, audacious goal is to save $10,300 for Japanese school–$3,300 for the summer, and...
The good news is that having a freezer cooking session has definitely helped lower our grocery costs this month. I budget in $800 a month, and so far we have spent $600. I still have at least...
On July 13, 2012, I vowed to see if I could feed my family a mainly organic diet and not spend more than the USDA deemed...
For 3 weeks, from November 29 through December 20, 2012, we are having a no spend challenge. (Actually, a spend less challenge.) We have set aside $300 for gas, transportation, entertainment, Christmas gifts, and groceries.
We spent a...
Four weeks ago I set a goal for myself to have a 4 week flash savings challenge. At the end of the 4 weeks, my...