Category: Budgeting

It’s baaaaaack! Money Monday, that is (and I’m publishing this on a Monday, for once, with a few minutes to spare!!!). And I’m jumping back in where I left off – tracking my spending at the grocery store. I know, so exciting. I’m using the same spreadsheet that I used last time, from Couponing 101.… Continue reading Money Monday: Back to tracking

We have pretty much knocked off all the items on our To Do List that had a cost associated with them, which is a great feeling. In September, we listed our house for sale (!!!) and have seen a lot of interest. We’re really hopeful and positive that good things are coming our way. Ezra… Continue reading Money Monday (on a Tuesday): the cost of prepping to move

Last week, I talked about our grocery spending and how I had been slowly but surely reducing our weekly bill down to $80.00. And last night, I achieved victory!! We spent $78.69! And saved $16.45 (17% of our bill). That was for 38 items. The savings wasn’t as great as it’s been the last couple weeks,… Continue reading Money Monday (On Wednesday): Grocery spending goals and recipes

It’s been a long time since there’s been a Money Monday update! I’ve been using the grocery tracker spreadsheet that I used last year to track our spending and I have to say, I’m pretty excited about our progress. I didn’t start tracking until March so this will run from March 2013-Feb 2014. Some background… Continue reading Money Monday: Grocery Spending in 2013 so far

One of my goals for 2013 was to move out of our house. I set this goal in a big fat hurry. I tend to do things that way. Maybe you can relate? I think of something that I know should happen and I throw my whole self into getting it done. It’s like I… Continue reading Money Monday (on a Wednesday): First Steps before Selling our House

We’re almost done with February – I can’t believe how quickly this month has blown by. I wanted to update my January totals and share how we finished the month out in terms of spending, and also update on how we’re doing so far this month. Here’s how January ended up: Groceries – $126.91 Coffee… Continue reading Money Monday: (on a Tuesday) January Totals & February Budget