Yesterday we drew names for christmas. Dh doesn't like to be in the drawing it's just me and ds.

I drew my 6 year old cousin (girl)
And ds drew his 30'ish great aunt

We also buy for my sister, nephew's ages 6 and 13 and my grandma

1) ds
2) dh
3) sister
4) nephew 6
5) nepew 13
6) aunt
7) cousin 6
8) grandma

Letting the brainstorming begin! I have 4 months to do the shopping, I am bound to get...

So my one coupon flaw is organization... Whether it be my coupons,my blog, my life in general, I am a very unorganized person, well except for my stockpile, it is perfectly stacked and in nice neat little rows on the shelves, interesting huh? What does that say about me?

Grocery/HBA/Dining August:440.48/400.00
Savings 463.58
50.9%
gas: 78.98
clothes/shoes etc: oop: 130.00
savings clothing: 239.50
ink: oop 40.84, got to find a way to save on this next time.
xmas: 68.96 savings: 66.00

I may even go over on this month's increased budget, I will more than likely be getting quite a bit of guacamole at the end of the week and some more soymilk.

August 31: thank goodness this month is done! I have gone...

Grocery/HBA/Dining August:374.25/400.00
Savings 344.84
47%
gas: 78.98
clothes/shoes etc: oop: 130.00
savings clothing: 239.50
YTD OOP Grocery/dining, etc: 650.20
ink: oop 40.84, got to find a way to save on this next time.

*Last month's budget was 350 for food/eating out etc. I thought i could bring that down to 300, but forgot we were cancelling sam's club membership, and stocking up on items from there we can't get elsewhere, so to make things...

Grocery/HBA/Dining 155.33/300.00
Savings 251.72
61%
gas: 78.98
clothes: oop: 0
savings: 85$

August 14: Finally got to shopping again! Boy I didn't want to, but I went anyway, i had already let my free item at cvs expire, yikes!

CVS #1:

lamisil powder 7.59
lamisil cream 7.99, couldn't find the limisilk, would have preferred that but oh well.

coupons used 2 4/1 lamisil
4.99 ecb and 2.00 ecbs
oop:...