The household budget for our family is $500 a month and includes all groceries, household products, 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.
Spending: Since I burned most of my RRs and ECBs on diapers and the
outdoor chairs last week, so I’m starting nearly fresh and feeling the pain
CVS: spent $8.99, saved $21.58
Super1Foods: spent $24.95, saved $8.17
Walgreens spent $.98, saved $26.00
Walmart spent $27.33, saved $3.89
Total Spent $62.25, Total Saved: $59.64
Money Made
$4 from a friend for helping her out with some things (she wouldn’t let me give it back to her!)
I also cashed out $20 from Zoombucks, but this amount is already included with my online rewards programs as it is earned.
Before I started blogging I would earn about $10 a week for a couple hours of time with these programs. Here are the online programs that I use most often for rewards: