So for my first week in the 2010 Budget Challenge I didn't do too badly.
The budget consists of $25.00 per person. So I have a $100.00 weekly for my family of 4.
This week I had some learning challenges with CVS, but I think I am starting to get the hang of it! I will be heading out to Albertsons today to see what deals I can get there.
Here is a snap shot of my money spent so far:
CVS: $96.41 (this does include the big mistake of the $74 purchase)
Eating out: $5.81 (I was starving!)
Fresh and Easy: $29.45
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$114.53
I know I am already over budget and I still need to pick up a few items today. But for the most part, on average I was spending about $250 a week on groceries and eating out. This week we didn't eat out once! I had to on Wednesday night because I work late and everyone else had already ate and was at church. But I got a kids meal and didn't eat the whole thing...Walt finished it for me. So technically that's a savings since it fed 2 people!
I am going to try preparing some items ahead....since I killed myself this week to make dinner every night and we were practically eating before bed time. That made me crazy!
Here's a neat book I saw on Amazon!
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