Debt diet - 7-25

PrairieMom wrote: Well, its gorcery day again, but I don't think I am going to do as well as I did last week. I spent $86.74 last week, my goal for this week is to keep it under $100.00
I'm gonna stick to my list, and not do any other shopping today!

Kaitlin'smom replied: Well I am working on next months budget and really hope to stay with it or very close. I did spend 2.13 for and energy drink this morning. I had no idea I was so tired other wise I woudl have grabed on out of our fridge. Packed lunch so no money spent there . I took out my allowance for the week so its gotta last. I am going to a concert tonight but dont plan on spending anything since I already have a t-shirt comming in the package I signed up for.

coasterqueen replied: Well being that I'm home with a sickling again, probably won't spend anything. Although we don't have even crumbs in our house to eat for lunch or dinner, so not sure what we are going to do. IF Dh brings home either one, that would be our only expense.

Tomorrow will be different. I have a date with the organic meat man tomorrow, that will be expensive.

TheOaf66 replied: well I am hoping that there will be no spending today, we shall see

Our Lil' Family replied: I don't know if I can get motivated enough to leave the house! That is a good and bad thing. It's so dreary here today. IF I do leave it'll just be to go to the fruit and vegetable market which is usually pretty cheap. I'll check back in this evening and report all (if any) totals!

luvmykids replied: Last night spent $34.57 on stuff for our friend who was in labor, she didn't have her bag so I bought some stuff for her and her DH (toothbrushes, deoderant, snacks for him, etc)

Gas is killing me, spent $20 on Sunday and had to again yesterday.

Today, grocery store but I have a list!!!

Our Lil' Family replied:
Just out of curiousity, and you don't have to answer this but why don't you just fill up your tank? I'm sure there are plenty of reasons but I was just wondering...it seems like you are always having to stop for gas!

AlexsPajamaMama replied: $2.24 on a coffee
and that was it for me today!

luvmykids replied:
Mostly because I am trying to only use cash, I don't mean as in not using credit cards but not using the debit card either because I'm trying to restrict myself a little. But it's looking like the amount of cash allowance just may not be enough or I need to re-appropriate the cash I do give myself.

Plus I think I'm still in denial about gas prices, I'm still stuck in the days when $20 would get me plenty for a week so I just don't count on spending more when I'm budgeting.

PrairieMom replied: I'm back from Hyvee and I spent a little more than I had intended. 105.00.
BUT, I bought DH sugar for work, so theres a little of it there. All in all, I don't think 5 over is to bad considering I HAD been spending closer to 200 before the diet!

A&A'smommy replied: I need to join ya'll anyway sounds like ya'll are doing pretty good!!

coasterqueen replied: Dh brought pizza home for lunch. Not a good nutritious lunch but oh well. So he used $9.00 of my spending money to get it. That's all I'm spending today.

Our Lil' Family replied:
Oh man do I miss those days too. It takes $60 to fill up my TrailBlazer for about 7-10 days.