
I’m going to bump this post up in case you weren’t around over the holiday weekend when I declared my November personal challenge a success!I have something else to be thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. I know November isn’t over yet, but I’m going to go ahead and call my challenge complete and …
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I have $116.47 left in my $250 grocery budget for this month.I went to Aldi the other day and spent $41.15. I got 2 gallons milk, 2 loaves of bread, 3 meat items and a dozen different canned/dry items. Not too bad.That left me with $73.52.I went to Wal-Mart today and spent $37.78.Pre-coupon …
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I just updated my sidebar on my personal challenge. My challenge to myself this month was to feed our family on $250.What does “our family” consist of?- 2 adults- 1 toddler- 1 cat- 1 dogAnd “feed our family” is slightly incorrect. Because not only is food in the $250 but so is diapers, …
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Okay, so here’s where I stand with three more weeks in November left to go!(Catch up on all my personal challenge posts here)I had $166.03 left in my budgetI received $17.78 in rebates this week that I added to what I have to spend.Unfortunately, we all took up sick with a cold in our household …
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I got a steal at Winn-Dixie today! I got $127.67 worth of groceries for $63.76!!!That’s a savings of $63.91!! I basically got a buggy load of groceries for HALF PRICE!So here’s my standing for my personal challenge this month:$250.00 to spend on groceries -20.21 at Aldi -63.76 at Winn Dixie= $166.03 left to …
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I mentioned a few days ago that I had a personal challenge for the month of November to only spend $250 on groceries.So with my Aldi trip of $20.21, I’m at $229.79 left to spend!Since it’s the first day of November it’s a good time to decide on money-saving challenge for yourself this month.Need some …
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This blog was started with a personal challenge to myself back in July. Now it’s time for another one.Okay, so the month of November I will really be testing my savings skills. It’s going to be a tight month financially for our household for reasons I’m not going to go into. But …
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