I have reverted to the way I used to do my grocery, date, and other budget categories, CASH ENVELOPES!
I don’t use cash envelopes for every budget category, just the ones that are more *challenging* for me to stick to. If I just have $200 cash in my envelope for food, I cannot over spend. Sometimes [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 31, 2009
Tightwad Tuesday…
March 31, 2009
March Acountability and April Goals…
Its that time! I asked you all to hold me accountable in my post back at the beginning of March! I feel pretty good about the month and am excited for April! I’ve listed my goals below and wrote how we actually did in italics. Our new April goals are posted below… you all will [...]
March 28, 2009
Super Savings Saturday!
Hubbie and I have been living out of the pantry for the past week and a half. We didn’t want to miss out on some sweet deals at Safeway and Albertsons this week, as they will really help with the April budget!
Here’s the picture of all our loot!
Safeway:
They have this great sale where you save [...]
March 28, 2009
Focus Friday…
Well I think I bit off more than I could chew this last week! Here were some of the things I focused on last Friday:
This weekend I was focusing on…
1. Getting my report cards done.
Yeah!! They went home today!
2. Housework catch-up time! (kitchen, bathrooms, vacuuming, general pick up, straighten up bedroom.)
This took me a [...]
March 27, 2009
Cheap cookies…
We are living out of the pantry this week and honestly, the supply is getting quite low! We needed a little pick me up last night for the last push of lesson planning and grading before Spring Break!
I found this recipe link on Crystal’s blog and loved that these yummy cookies only require 1 cup [...]
March 27, 2009
ANOTHER Freebie!
Check out this cute play mat we got today from someone at work, for FREE! I love it! It has different textures on the mat, a mirror, lights, music, and grandma will love that it plays Mozart!
March 27, 2009
Making a buck in a hurry…
Budgets are tight right now, and sometimes we find ourselves strapped and in need of some extra money! Or maybe you have a financial goal that you want to get rolling, but don’t have the finances in your regular budget. Nathan and I have been there and I thought I’d share some ways that we’ve [...]
March 26, 2009
So thankful…
God is so faithful. I have not spent a dime out of pocket for all this baby stuff. Thank you Jesus for seeing and meeting our needs! I know you will continue to be faithful!!
Our pack n’ play is brown and blue, which may look a bit boyish. I think the color combo is super [...]
March 24, 2009
Making My Home A Haven…
I love, love, LOVE this series! Crystal used to host it, and has now passed it on to Tammy at Tammysrecipes.com!
This week’s challenge– to write the morning routine you want to follow. The list can only be five things! For me, because I work, I’m choosing to make my list the “When I Get Home” [...]
March 24, 2009
Living off the pantry…
Crystal over at moneysavingmom.com is challenging herself this week to live off her pantry instead of hitting the grocery stores. Nate and I are doing the same thing! We are working hard to stay under that $200 food budget, and its so not easy! I plan to use some register rewards at Walgreens this week [...]
