(These flowers have nothing to do with budgets but they make me feel better when I look at them. Aren’t azaleas gorgeous?!) So… we started out the year with pretty much no restaurant budget. And last week I said I would share just how much damage we’ve done so far this year with eating out.… Continue reading Restaurant Budget Recap for 2014 (Doesn’t Look Good, Folks)
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Grocery Budget for May and a Plan for June (less eating out, more drinking coffee)
In My Kitchen Say goodbye to Money Monday and hello to “In My Kitchen,” which is a new, regular weekly feature about our grocery budget, meal planning and recipes. Yahoo! I’ve moved this budgeting feature to Wednesdays because I now do all of my grocery shopping on Tuesdays so it’s a lot easier to update… Continue reading Grocery Budget for May and a Plan for June (less eating out, more drinking coffee)
Money Monday: March and April Grocery Total
I don’t know how a whole two months went by without me updating about our grocery spending, but they did. Whew! I left off in February, and at that point we had added $429.14 to our annual grocery spending. My monthly spending goal for groceries is $400 so February had us over budget by $29.14,… Continue reading Money Monday: March and April Grocery Total
That time I bought a ton of meat
About a month ago, my friend invited me over to her house to prep a ton of freezer meals. And by “a ton,” I mean 20. She had signed up to be a Wildtree distributor and so we got together to try two of their kits, which together made 20 meals. The night before we… Continue reading That time I bought a ton of meat
A scarf for Slytherin
Last fall, I had this idea. I was thinking up ideas for Christmas presents for my family and, since we were in the middle of figuring out getting our house sold and had recently come to the conclusion that we would likely owe – a lot – at closing, I was trying to think of… Continue reading A scarf for Slytherin
[CLOSED] Giveaway – Win a May Book!
Winner Chosen! Congrats to Erin T. on winning a custom May Book of your choice! A few weeks back, when I shared about how I budget in six easy steps, I mentioned that I use a May Book to create our monthly budget. I received my May Book a couple years ago, as a gift… Continue reading [CLOSED] Giveaway – Win a May Book!