Happy Wednesday everybody! Today is day 8 of our 31 day spending fast. Things have not been as easy as I naively, I mean originally, thought that they would be. My dearest husband forgot his lunch on Monday. And since I didn't want him to starve on his first day of his new job, I authorized an unexpected purchase of a lunch for $5.84. But I am proud of him for looking for a special to buy instead of just getting whatever looked good and spending twice as much.
I have also been doing things at home to save money. I don't have a lot of time in the mornings, so I usually eat a Jimmy Dean or Marie Calendar frozen breakfast sandwich. I can't even tell you how much those cost, but I'm sure they're not cheap. So in the spirit of lower our grocery bill, I decided to make a large breakfast casserole and cut it up for breakfasts this week. I made the casserole on Monday and we have been eating on it all week. And I think that it is way yummier than a frozen sandwich, if I do say so myself! :) I also made homemade granola bars that the kids love! Saving money and I'm sure it's better for them as well. Win, win!
I also wanted to explain that the money totals that I am giving on this blog do not include our bills that we have to pay every month, such as our mortgage, car payments and utility bills. I figure that right now there is not much I can do to lower those costs so I'm going to focus on the ones I do have some control over.
I hope you all have a fabulous Wednesday and I will see you back here soon!
Monday
forgotten lunch: $5.84
Tuesday
$0!!!
January 7 TOTAL: $164.07
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