Here you'll read about my budgeting and obsession for saving money, as well as my daily life and anything random that takes hold of me and I feel that I need to write about it. 
January Spending - week 4 WHOOOO-HOOOO!!! I DID IT!!!!!!!!!
Posted 02-01-2009 at 11:35:22 PM by doulas3babes
Month ending to January 31, 2009 GAS: – wk 4 for January
$27.05 - dh
$14.01 – me
TOTAL gas spent: $41.06
CVS : (combined the receipts, 4 orders)
(2) Maalox 12 oz.
(2) Benefiber 36ct.
(3) Dr. Pepper 12pks
(2) Stacy’s pita chips
(2) Lay’s chips
(3) Huggies wipes 80ct.
(1) Huggies pullups
(2) Huggies diapers
TOTAL: (after cpns. ECBs, GC) $0.00
Kroger’s :
gL of skim milk
(1) Pillsbury
(3) Nestle cookie dough
(1) 18ct. Gorton fish sticks
(10) Kraft bagged cheese
(2) Farm Rich mozzarella cheese sticks
(1) Green Giant frozen boxed veggies
(2) french’s mustard
(5) goldfish
(1) kraft mayo
(2) Tropicana 64 oz. OJ
(1) Silk soymilk
(2) frank’s redhot
(5) Duracell batteries
(43) Shamrock Farms 12oz milk
(2) 20oz. Pepsi Max
(50) Reese whipps
TOTAL: (after cpns) $34.36
Kroger’s :
(3) frank’s redhot
(2) Farm rich mozzerella cheese sticks
(1) Kleenex
(1) Gorton’s salmon
(3) Nestle cookie dough
(14) kraft bagged cheese
(5) green giant steamers
2.83 lbs of bananas
TOTAL: (after cpns) $18.02
Kroger’s :
(3) Nestle cookie dough
(10) kraft bagged cheese
(10) goldfish crackers
(2) Maxwell House coffee
(2) Duracell batteries
(10) french’s mustard
TOTAL: (after cpns) $23.63
TOTAL spent so far: $197.06
TOTAL left in budget for month: $2.94
WHOO-HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! I was able to accomplish my goal for $200 for the first month of 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Shoot!!! I also forgot to add that I went to Foodland that last wk in Jan. and got 2 loaves of bread and strawberries. Used cpns on the bread and a cat I had. Spent $0.07 OOP!!!! So, my money left in Jan's budget is $2.87!Posted 02-01-2009 at 11:43:51 PM by doulas3babes
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Good Job ! WTG!!Posted 02-02-2009 at 10:37:24 PM by catknitluvr 
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good job!!! we spent 350on groceries..etc.
im not counting gas! lol
sorry if it was mentioned..what was the deal w/ shamrock milk? that looks interesting..meaning on what you spentPosted 02-02-2009 at 10:51:41 PM by lifeskills13 -
That's awesome! Congrats!Posted 02-03-2009 at 06:41:06 AM by VivaciousJewelz -
great job!Posted 02-03-2009 at 07:53:58 AM by thickbluebug - Thanks everyone!!!!!! I feel pretty good with this new budget I've created for us!! If I can do this each month, I will shave $600 off my budget for the yr! Which will be put towards getting the things around the house that need to be done.
lifeskills13 - To answer your question, Kroger's had the shamrock farms 12oz. milk bottles 10/$10. I got rainchecks and had TONS of $0.50/1 cpns that they doubled, so lots and lots of FREE milk!!!! And this wasn't "nesquik flavored stuff". It was actual milk that doesn't contain the growth hormone and it came in 2%, whole, vanilla, strawberry and chocolate and is REALLY good!!! BUT the cpns I had expired 1/25. *pouts*
Thanks again everyone!! I can't WAIT to see if I can do it again this month!! It's almost become a game now!! LOLPosted 02-03-2009 at 08:41:04 AM by doulas3babes
