We've been living pretty frugally these last several (seven!?!) months. At the beginning we spent nearly nothing and managed to eek by when it came to the bills. Then with both unemployment and my job, we relaxed a little. Still not extravagant, but we aren't being as conscious of our spending as we should.
With the end of unemployment checks looming, we're trying to get ourselves ready. I've decided to attempt Owlhaven's sept grocery challenge. She has a family of 12 and it cutting her budget to $75 a week! (Really only possible because it's harvest time in her garden/farm.) For me, that's going to mean no more than $25 a week. I think I could do it with less, but this challenge is for me, not John. And that wonderful man does the majority of the cooking while I'm working. So I need to stay under budget while not making life too hard on him.
$25 a week isn't to bad for us at the moment. We have a large amount of dry goods in our food storage and a well stocked pantry thanks to food stamps back in the spring. Really, we only need milk, fresh fruit and veggies, and the occasional loaf of bread when I can't fit in making it myself. Plus a few odds and ends each week so that John doesn't have to spend lots of time every evening in the kitchen.
I think it's more than doable. Wish me luck!
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Budget Challenge
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I LOVE Mary from Owlhaven!? I talk about her on my blog frmo time to time. She was a pioneer in Ethiopian Adoption and is so cool. She has so many great insights.
I think the $25 for immediate milk, bread, veggies, is great. You might want to build in a "loss leader" budget too to replenish your food storage when the things are weekly loss leaders to keep that pantry well stocked.
Wow! I need to examine my food budget, because I guess I am overspending! Good luck!
Wowee... that's amazing. I'm going to check it out.
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