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I’m continuing my “The Groceries We Buy” series and this is Week 3. You can read Week 1 HERE and Week 2 HERE. I also have more grocery posts…just look under the Finance tab. I went grocery shopping last night WITHOUT the kids. Let me just say I most definitely spend more money when they are not there. I can take my time and I
I’m sharing with you about my groceries this week, plus my Friday Favorites. You can read Week 1 HERE. First, let me show you what we bought this week on our $400 budget (roughly $100 a week). After I decided to do this “series” I realized March was probably not the best month to show you because it’s still basketball season (Ryan gone most nights
February is flying by! It’s been a great month so far! I haven’t taken many pictures, but here’s what we’ve been up to lately via the camera roll. On the 1st (Sunday) we went to a late lunch after lounging around the house in our pj’s all morning (we went to church the night before so we had no agenda this Sunday). We ate at
I don’t even know how to begin this post or where it’s really going to go, but I wanted to write something on my journey over the last year or so. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know I’ve posted financial tips for a while. Tips that helped us pay off debt. I’m assuming many readers think I’m a frugal person
2 years ago I had just quit my teaching job to stay home and raise our family! I knew this would be my role way back when I was in high school. When I married Ryan, we were two teachers who were vigorously getting our finances in order in preparation for a future child. We didn’t know when we would have kids, but we knew
It’s the middle of the month and I realize I have a fourth of my grocery budget left to last two weeks. This always seems to happen to me with 1-2 weeks left. We budget $400 a month for groceries. That’s for a family of 3 (2 adults, 1 toddler boy). This also includes non food items such as paper towels, toilet paper, toiletries, shampoo/condition,
I talk a lot about groceries on this blog. Did you know that the second highest bill (mortgage being first) of one’s monthly budget is groceries? This is why so many search for ways to cut on groceries. Here are two things I do throughout the week to help make sure I don’t forget what I need and don’t overbuy when I go to the
