I'm about as dreadful at blogging as I am at journaling, or staying on top of rebates .

Here's today's haul from Randall's. Not my best ever, but it's been a while since they've run a super-crazy promotion so I had to do some creative couponing...

2 Large rolls Pillsbury cookie dough $2 each (clearance)
Planter's peanuts $3
Propel fitness water $1
Sobe lifewater $1
2 KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce $3
2 9lb charcoal $9.98
2 doz large...

austingirl

Total spent: .33 cents
Saved: $34.72

It's a great feeling to start off your monthly budget spreadsheet with only .33 cents in expenses! Here's what I got:

1 box of Rice-a-Roni
1 pakcage of corn muffin mix
1 jar of peanuts
3 packets of Kool-Aid (OH YEAH!)
2 cans of tuna
1 packet of Maizena corn starch fortified beverage - whatever that is, but...

hardertobreathe

I am off of work for the next 6 weeks. I am looking forward to saving some money and more importantly spending time with my children. While I am home, I will only go out to my work area twice a week instead of 5 times That should save me 1 fill up ($45) a week. I will not need to pay the sitter ($200) a week. And I want to try to eat a majority of meals at home. When I work, I eat breakfast and lunch out, then I am too tired to cook dinner so we eat that out too.
Yesterday, I went to...

nwonder

Ok. I don't know what this website does or how it can help me but I am pretty much computer stupid. I am also pretty dense in the area of how to live within my means. My husband and I have both been unemployed for 6 months and we are at the end of our savings. I need a desperate plan of action on how to bring as much food into the house for as little money possible and I needed that plan 3 months ago. If anyone can tell me how this site can help or send me to other websites...

Auntie Em

7/1/08~stayed home, mailed out 4 trades

= 1.64

7/2/08~ds is 2 today! Spending:

= 18.00 water park
+ 26.00 lunch
+ 23.47 bday outfit for ds/bday clothes for dn
+16.53 clothes for me
+ 10.00 arcade

= 77.47 bday spending/15.53 clothes

7/3/08~

= 9.82 3 packs of pullups savings: 15.50
+ 5.90 lunch for me and ds
+ 30.03 ds bday pictures used 3.99 q
+7.18 pop/icecream/cookies ds...

MamaBird06