The household budget for our family is $400 a month and includes all groceries, household products, clothing, gifts, decorations and newspapers. This makes 2 months in a row that I have blown the budget. I know November is one of our biggest shopping months due to Christmas, but that’s not a good excuse for a frugal person like me. I also am pretty sure that I overspent in December as well. Looks like I need to do my first reevaluation of our family’s budget since the baby was born.
Here are the totals:
I spent $757.42 (yes, I now almost double the budget) (have I mentioned Hubby has a hard time passing up a Star Wars Lego deal)
I saved $1263.03
I made $132.08
Total impact to my family this month: $1395.11 of Hubby’s salary saved!