Wednesday before thanksgiving 11/26

Mall haul. Hit the mall near my house, i didn't want to go there on BF. Scored some great deals.

The children's place outlet

OOP: 7.81, used 25$ g/c from rewards bonus and 15% entire purchase coupon
Savings: 150.50



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MamaBird06

November grocery/hba/OOP:280.71
Savings:910.94

Got to get this week done!! Hope i didn't forget anything!

November 30:

random eating out: OOP: 20

kmart: Super doubles! not too much free stuff today. I am waiting out some larger purchases for the end of the week...

OOP: 11.04 (1.54 grocery oop)
Savings: 27.59

November 29:

did the bogo free toys at cvs

4 toys priced at 7.99,...

MamaBird06

I am so sick of people saying that everyone who is having money problems right now has spent beyond their means and don't know how to budget or should just quit being lazy and go get a job. I am SICK of it. I have no where else to post this to let it out.

My DH lost his 3rd job this year. He didn't get fired, he didn't quit, the companies shut down and went out of business. This last job that shut down on Monday went out of business 6 weeks after they hired him. Out of nowhere they...

oscamaya

I shop at Target, Pick - n - Save, Piggly Wiggly, Walgreens, CVS, Best Buy and if i have to, walmart.

lunchables
kids cuisine
frozen dinners and entrees
frozen veggies
soups and soup mixes
yougurt
cheeses
cereal
cereal bars
oatmeal
fruit snacks (any)
LaChoy chow mein
spaghettios
raviolis
pasta and sauces
mac n cheese
liquid coffee mate
saran wrap press n seal...

stmphoto

Tonight friends of ours celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows. The ceremony and reception that followed were both wonderful and it was so nice to see their love for each other.

Earlier today, my DH and I looked at our expenses for the last 10 months. Grocery spending for October was down, but we didn't see a clear overall decrease in our grocery bill and I wonder what I'm doing wrong. I've identified a few things:

1) I spent too much money...

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