The household budget for our family is $500 a month and includes all groceries, household products, diapers, health and beauty, clothing, gifts, decorations and newspapers. A little on the lean side? Perhaps, but it works for our family. Whether your number is $300 or $1000, you should do what works for your family.
Walgreens and CVS
spent $1.16, saved $31.28
Spending: I have needed to pick up some staples all week and still have yet to do so. I expect my spending total to jump considerably next week 
A friend shopped for me $3.00, saved $3.00
CVS: spent $0.03, saved $16.97
Total Spent $8.28, Total Saved: $41.13
Super1Foods: spent $4.12, saved $6.85
Walgreens spent: $1.13, saved $14.31
Total Spent $8.28, Total Saved: $41.13
Money Made
Rebate Check $10.47
Before I started blogging I would earn about $10 a week for a couple hours of time with these programs. Here are the monthly totals for the online programs that I use most often for rewards:
Inbox Dollars: updated monthly
Inbox Pays: updated monthly
Ipsos Survey Panel: updated monthly
MyPoints: updated monthly
Swagbucks: updated monthly
Money saved this week: $41.13 + $10.47 = $51.60 This means $66.15 of DH’s salary saved (click here to see how I get this amount)
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