People often ask me how in the world we can have a budget of $400 that covers almost everything. (groceries, household. health/beauty, diapers, newspapers, gifts, misc.) I have several answers- careful spending, buying a lot of grocery items at the drugstores, not giving in to the “gimmes” or “keeping up with the Jones'”, and giving a value to a category of items rather than to a specific item.
Today’s Tip for Tuesday is all about not getting stuck in the rut of thinking we’re getting a good price for an item, when another item has a much lower price (much better value). Do you have a target price for entertainment, electronics, or food? It’s easy to be convinced that you need to spend more to get “a better product”
You can read my post called Money in Your Tummy over at Clever Housewife.
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