NOVEMBER challenge: Living Off Of Your Stockpile. WINNERS in post 1088

[hopeless]

Add me at 300.00 for the month. I guess I will have to do most of the cooking. My hubby is a big budget buster.

[zansammommy]

I would like to join. I have had a hard time making our budget work.

We are a family of four, DH, DS (six), DD (four) and me. No pets and only sleeping pull ups.

I am setting our budget at 350.00 aiming high. I know I will get disappointed in I make it to low. Hoping to make it to the end of the month much lower.

This covers 50.00 to a friend for part of her cow, 20.00 to resupply to TP (literaly pull the last Cottonelle roll out this morning) and 15.00 for out to lunch with friends after volunteering.

I know I am not as skilled at some of you. I am contenstly amazed that people can feed their family for only 50.00 a month.

But thanks for setting this up, I need this personal challenge to get back on track.

[mom2fiveaz]

I would like to join. I have had a hard time making our budget work.

We are a family of four, DH, DS (six), DD (four) and me. No pets and only sleeping pull ups.

I am setting our budget at 350.00 aiming high. I know I will get disappointed in I make it to low. Hoping to make it to the end of the month much lower.

This covers 50.00 to a friend for part of her cow, 20.00 to resupply to TP (literaly pull the last Cottonelle roll out this morning) and 15.00 for out to lunch with friends after volunteering.

I know I am not as skilled at some of you. I am contenstly amazed that people can feed their family for only 50.00 a month.

But thanks for setting this up, I need this personal challenge to get back on track.

I feel the same way! I have not been able to stick to a food budget! We are a family of 7, dh, me, kids 21, 13, 11, 10, 8. Using coupons has kind of given me an EXCUSE to buy more, perhaps more than I need and not living off of what I have.

I need help with meal planning and sticking to that! HELP!!! :hectic1: (I do however make 80% of our food from scratch, 10% pre-made, and 10% restaurant). Rarely do I buy "snacks/junk food". Meats and produce are my biggest $$$ items.

I need the personal challenge too...not sure why I chose NOVEMBER to do this but I suppose if I can make it this month , I could do any month!!!

[saving-n-va]

Please take my name off the list for November. I'll try to jump back in in Dec.

I'll still be "auditing" the challenge and keeping up with everyone next month, I just can't add anything else to my plate right now. December should be a calmer month......haha! Famous last words right?

[zansammommy]

I feel the same way! I have not been able to stick to a food budget! We are a family of 7, dh, me, kids 21, 13, 11, 10, 8. Using coupons has kind of given me an EXCUSE to buy more, perhaps more than I need and not living off of what I have.

I need help with meal planning and sticking to that! HELP!!! :hectic1: (I do however make 80% of our food from scratch, 10% pre-made, and 10% restaurant). Rarely do I buy "snacks/junk food". Meats and produce are my biggest $$$ items.

I need the personal challenge too...not sure why I chose NOVEMBER to do this but I suppose if I can make it this month , I could do any month!!!

I have a HUGE problem with meal planning as well. Maybe we should have a topic about that as well. But now that my freezer is full of meat. I really have no excuse.

Good Luck. I think this well at least let me know where I am spending money. I just lose track midmonth and "run out".

[cody82414]

Please take my name off the list for November. I'll try to jump back in in Dec.

I'll still be "auditing" the challenge and keeping up with everyone next month, I just can't add anything else to my plate right now. December should be a calmer month......haha! Famous last words right?

I miss you already:sad:

[saving-n-va]

I miss you already:sad:

I'll be back - I promise!! I may even pipe in to cheer y'all on in Nov.
We have to go to Fla for a week (unplanned) to get our house ready to rent since we can't sell it in this market. Then I have HUGE college work deadlines to meet on top of that. (going back to college at 40 something years old is HARD!! But will be worth it soon!) So I just don't want the added challenge/pressure of watching the budget. LOL

[thickbluebug]

Gasp,
TBB has a budget this month

My November goals.......
$100.00/$25wk, dinning out - 4 times for the month, limiting stockpiling purchases to $1000.00 in retail


$100.00/$25wk for produce, bread, dairy products and sodas
Any other purchases will fall into a retail cap below.

Limit dinning out to 4 times for the month.

Limit stockpiling to $1000 in retail purchases.
Yeah, I changed my mind about this one. At first I wasn't going to spend anything - then I remembered it will hurt some of the people I donate to - if I quit completely.
This figure may seem like a lot, but it's really not. I have been bringing in way too many items with the 10% rule. My personal stock up price is a quarter and I find way too much for that so I am limiting my self on the pre coupon, retail shelf price of the products that I buy.
So when I go and spend 2.86 at Publix for the bogos and free after q items and save 85.xx - that 85.xx/2.86 is being kept up with this month and capped.
Same thing with Target, Wags, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Piggly Wiggly and all the places I play at.

Yes, the 10% from the challenge will still apply to all my purchases. It's imprinted in my brain. Thanks SJ.
I expect incoming funds this month from mirs, stockpile trades, and a yard sale (weather permitting).

My main focus this month is to keep as much as possible of my incoming funds to prepare for Dec. Yeah, I have funds already allocated for Dec, but I have decided I want to hold them for Jan
Next month is a big mir month, big meat sale month, seafood sale month and salty snack sale month.

[cody82414]

Gasp,
TBB has a budget this month

I am anxious to see how you do.
It should be fun to have you join in again during November.

[frugalitymom]

I am for no more than $60. I am moving to MO around Christmas and I need to go through whats in the freezer and some of my dry goods. So just fresh produce, meat if needed, lunch items, and milk. Hopefully by doing this I will fight temptation to shop.