January Groceries
Budget: $300

1/01 ~ 30.00 = $270 (used Gift Card)
1/07 ~ 12.58 = $257.42 (dinner items)
1/09 ~ 36.14 = $221.28
1/14 ~ 22.98 = $198.30 (2 cereal boxes @ regular price)
1/20 ~ 65.88 = $132.42 (Costco diapers, wipes, Capri Suns)
1/20 ~ 51.85 = $80.57 (Walgreens)
1/21 ~ 114.00 = -33.43 (cashed in our change, paid for groceries & had $168 in cash back!)

Rebates expected:
$5.00 Walgreens

$300 again for this month

11/7/07 ~ $64.67 groceres at C.M.
11/13/07 ~ $57.89 Diapers/Wipes at Costco
11/13/07 ~ $42.80 Dog Food/Misc (dh)
11/22/07 ~ 90.11 groceries at Food Maxx

$300 - $255.47 = $44.53

For September, I came in $15.46 under the $300 budget! I think that was great for it being our first month of picking a limit and actually reaching our goal. For October I will still keep $300 as the budget, but will do my best to do even better than September!

10/9~ First grocery trip this month. Got lots of veggies & fruits and the basics for the week. Spent $70.61.

$300 - $70.61 = $229.39

10/11 ~ Had to buy diapers (will have to buy more but didn't...

This is where I will keep track of money that I get back from rebates.

September
$9.99 ~ Rite Aide Rebate for August

October
$15.38 ~ Sept Rebate from WG
$11.77 ~ Sept Rebate from Longs

November
$10.00 ~ 2 $5 gift cards from WG
$05.00 ~ Target Giftcard
$13.19 ~ Oct Rebate from WG

I'm making a list of things that I let expire or that I miss sending in. This is as a reminder for me to not let this happen and also to see how long it takes me to get a hang of it all!

September
$2.00 OYNO from Safeway
$6.99 Register Rewards
$10.00 Kellogs Rebates

Total for September was $18.99. That's almost $20 and hopefully this is the last time this happens to me!