The household budget for our family is $400 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 $5.50 (mostly because of the M and Ms), saved $78.07
Spending:
A friend shopped for me $3.00, saved $3.00
Best Buy: spent $9.99, saved $15.00
CVS: spent $0.00 saved $14.34
Total Spent $74.47, Total Saved: $159.63
Super1Foods: spent $11.40, saved $13.04
Walgreens spent: $5.50, saved $63.73
Walmart spent: $54.57, saved $50.52
Total Spent $74.47, Total Saved: $159.63
Money Made
Bank Interest: $13.72
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: $1.78
Inbox Pays: $4.25
Ipsos Survey Panel: I think I’ll finally have time for surveys this month
MyPoints: $1.28
Swagbucks: $32.88
Money saved this week: $159.63 + $59.21 = $218.84 This means $280.56 of DH’s salary saved (click here to see how I get this amount)
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