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. In March I spent: $184.22 I saved: $519.41 Extra money I made: $691.33  (we sold a lot to be able to pay the mortgage on our vacant rental home) Total impact {Read More}

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. This week felt like I was spending way to much over last week, but it all evens out in the end.  That’s the beauty of lose budgets:  One week you save and {Read More}

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. This week I did very little shopping and still didn’t manage to make any headway on things here at home.  At least I spent very little $$.      CVS and {Read More}

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. Walgreens and CVS 3 Stores, 3 Transactions spent $1.51, saved $47.65 Spending: Brookshire’s: spent $11.14, saved $1.83 CVS: spent $0.15, saved $15.87 Newspapers: $5.00, saved $1.00 Online Shopping (CVS GC) spent {Read More}

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. Walgreens and CVS 3 Stores, 5 Transactions spent $1.89, saved $66.37 Spending: Amazon spent $27.30 (in swagbucks credit), saved $17.78 CVS: spent $0.00, saved $14.48 Super1Foods: spent $29.84, saved $30.10Walgreens spent {Read More}

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. Walgreens and CVS   5 Stores, 9 Transactions spent $34.64, saved $125.75 This is one of those weeks that I wish I carried more RRs from week to week     {Read More}

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. Walgreens and CVS 3 Stores, 3 Transactions spent $.40, saved $72.31 Spending: Brookshire’s spent $11.69, saved $12.95 Cut Hubby’s Hair Myself spent: $0.00, saved $13.00 CVS: spent $0.25, saved $40.30 JCPenneys: {Read More}

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. Walgreens and CVS 3 Stores, 3 Transactions spent $2.01, saved $46.98 Spending: Bass Pro Shops spent $47.42, saved $118.08 Brookshire’s spent $18.60, saved $6.88 CVS: spent $0.61, saved $21.08 Dollar Tree: {Read More}

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. (plus another colgate and bag of halls) Walgreens and CVS 3 Days, 6 Stores, 6 Transactions spent $2.96, saved $61.83, grew ECBs by almost $8! After the discovery that we would {Read More}

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. (plus another bag of Plackers and a 5 ct. Allegra) Walgreens and CVS 3 Days, 4 Stores, 8 Transactions spent $10.56, saved $69.56, grew RRs and ECBs by $23! Yesterday {Read More}