Money spent on groceries Walmart: $70 Total spent for the month: $367 Money left: $33 Fun money spent Whitt's bbq: $2 Total spent: $57 Money left: $15 **Since we had leftover money from the grocery budget and the fun money categories, we decided to use it for another date night to celebrate my birthday early.… Continue reading Frugal February Week 4
Category: Frugal February
Frugal February Week 3 Update
This was another rather easy week in my opinion. We were out of town for the weekend so that helped with the food budget quite a bit. I purposely put an exclusion into my Frugal February rules that said we did not have to count any eating out costs we incurred when traveling out of… Continue reading Frugal February Week 3 Update
Frugal February Week 2 Update
This week was a pretty easy week once again. I notice on the weeks that we are busier, we tend to spend less money....weird, but true. Also, staying out of stores (and off of Amazon) is the easiest way to not spend money when you are on a spending fast #captainobvious Cheap things we did… Continue reading Frugal February Week 2 Update
Frugal February Week 1
We had a pretty low-key week. My husband was out of town for most of the week, so that means we ate less food than we normally do and used less electricity. You never really think about how many resources each additional person in your home consumes until they are absent for awhile. **Of course… Continue reading Frugal February Week 1
Frugal February 2020
This year, my family will once again be participating in the Frugal February Challenge. Every year we enjoy doing this challenge as a way to reboot our frugal practices. No matter how long you have been living a financially responsible life, bad habits can begin to form over time and control over your spending can… Continue reading Frugal February 2020
Frugal February Week 4 Update (Monthly Recap and Results)
**I spent all of my money by Tuesday, but we had fun doing it! Grocery spending: Week 1: $107 Week 2: $111 Week 3: $82 ($0 left for week 4) Week 4: $25 (stole from fun money!) Fun money: Spent this week: $10 Leftover: $0 (I spent every penny!) Weekly Recap: I have to admit… Continue reading Frugal February Week 4 Update (Monthly Recap and Results)
Frugal February Week 3 Update
We survived Week Three of Frugal February...by the skin of our teeth:) Grocery spending Week 1: $107 Week 2: $111 Week 3: $82 (Walmart $50, Kroger $30, Aldi $2) Grocery money left: $0 (yikes!) Fun money: $35 left Weekly recap Yes, I ended up spending the rest of my grocery money for February this week,… Continue reading Frugal February Week 3 Update
Frugal February Week 2 Update
Grocery spending: Week 1: $107 Week 2: $111 Grocery money left: $82 Other spending: $0 (yay) $81 left for the rest of the month Thrifty things: -We stayed home a lot this week so I had five no spend days (which is a rarity for me) -My wonderful mother-in-law dropped off Valentine's Day candy… Continue reading Frugal February Week 2 Update
Frugal February Week 1 Update
We had the flu at our house this week, so that meant we stayed home a lot (which is always nice for the budget) Here is the breakdown for my spending this week: Groceries Aldi $83 Dollar General: $2 (on powdered donuts to cheer up my sick son) Walmart: $22 Total: $107 ($193 left for… Continue reading Frugal February Week 1 Update
Frugal February Challenge
Welcome to the Frugal February Challenge! For the past 5 years or so, I have been participating in a Frugal February Challenge. It all started when my husband and I decided to attempt to pay our house off in three years (Spoiler alert: we did it in two!) He was working a ton of overtime… Continue reading Frugal February Challenge
The Thrifty Educator 