Family Budget Challenge - Day 1
Yesterday we launched our “Mom’s Family Budget Challenge” to see if we could spend less & save more. I am happy to say that I felt particularly vindicated yesterday, as we only spent $10 on groceries - and because I was paying by cash I made sure to check my receipts. Sure enough, I discovered on my way out of the store (from now on I will check while I am still in the store) that the apple I bought was rung up as an “organic ugly tomato” - at 3.99, so I promptly got my refund and left with three more bucks in my pocket. Yes, it pays to pay attention & to pay by cash. Another bonus that netted me 5 cents (as I said we are counting pennies) is the fact that I brought my cloth bag with me to the store and I made sure that I brought it to the attention of the attendant. Many stores now pay you to bring your own bag.
I understand this is only going to get harder, not easier as time goes by, especially when the novelty of all of this wears off and the family wants pizza or I want to sit outside a nice cafe and there is no money left in the $20 budget - but so far so good. Family budget update - 10 bucks out, 10 bucks to the “piggy box” - thirty dollars now available.
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A friend of mine just emailed me one of your articles from a while back. I read that one a few more. Really enjoy your blog. Thanks
You need to send this blog to every women’s magazine. You should be writing for a magazine and getting paid BIG BUCKS… because… your blog is FANTASTIC!!! I cannot tell you how much I LOVE YOUR WEBSITE!! I haven’t been on in a while and after reading your Family Budget Challenge, I immediately remembered why I LOVE IT and MUST go on EVERY DAY!!!
Love ya,
JeanMarie
P.S. I am not just saying that because I love you. You really should be published so EVERYONE can be enlightened and entertained!!!