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.
We went on vacation this week so that helped to keep my spending in check. I only found one outfit to buy at the outlet malls, which while disappointing definitely kept my spending down. We had a great time away, but after 8 nights away from home we were ready to sleep in our own beds!
Spending
A Friend Shopped for Me spent $3, saved $3
Gymboree Outlet spent $0.00 (because I used a GC I’ve had for nearly 4 years) saved $32.47 (I used $10.47 of the GC)
Target: spent $4.82, saved $13.76
Walmart: spent $31.29 saved $18.75
Total Spent: $39.11 Total Saved $67.98
Money Made
Ebay: $24.05
Interest: $14.60
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: $1.72
Inbox Pays: $3.25
Ipsos Survey Panel: $1.30
MyPoints: $1.04
Swagbucks: $34.02
Zoombucks: $0.13
RewardPort: $.97
Total Money Made: $81.08
Total Money Made: $81.08
Money saved this week: $67.98 + $81.08 = $149.06 This means $191.10 of my husband’s salary saved (click here to see how I get this amount)
