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? P
erhaps, but it works for our family. Whether your number is $300 or $1000, you should do what works for your family.
Yesterday I decided to pay OOP instead of adding more fillers. I’m planning to use up the RRs that I have on purchases over the next couple of weeks, so I’ll save more in the long run instead of buying extra fillers that I didn’t really want. I’m hoping to make it out again tonight to pick up a few more moneymakers and some batteries after prices switch over.
Spending:
Cut Turkey’s Hair Myself: spent $0.00, saved $12.00
CVS: spent $0.00, saved $7.30
Goodwill spent $0.99, saved $4.98
Super 1 Foods spent: $16.40, saved $6.04
Walgreens spent $10.56, saved $62.26, grew my RRs by $21!
Money Made
Inbox Pays: $.30
$92.58+$228.23= $320.81 This means $458.30 of DH’s salary saved (click here to see how I get this amount)