Category Archives: budget

Flower Bouquet

When Your Hubby Gives You Flowers

budget, spending money
What do you say? “Hey, buddy, we're on a BUDGET now, don't ya know? Get with the program, will ya?” No, you say, “Thank you honey, what a sweet thing to do.” And then you wait for a few days to check the online banking to see how much they cost… UPDATE: My flowers lasted for eight days. Mr. A explained that he called the flower place and said he wanted to spend about $35. The lady explained there was… Read the rest

How Often Do You Buy Clothes?

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Frugal Babe posted yesterday about buying clothing. She mentioned Well Heeled, who is on a mission to not buy clothing for six months. Luckily for me, that's never been much of a problem. I actually dislike clothes shopping. In 2000, when I started working in an office setting for the first time in seven years, of course I had nothing appropriate to wear. I went through a program sponsored by the state which helped me buy a new wardrobe. I… Read the rest

How Much Do You Spend On Food/Groceries Each Month?

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I haven't read this book, so this is totally hearsay, but I read on another list I'm on that in this book –  – the author states that the average American spends 5% of his or her income on food. I have been mulling that over in my mind for the past few weeks… wondering how that makes any kind of sense. Let's take the amount of money we bring in each month. $5411.00. I decided to start with 20%… Read the rest

Just a Few Dollars Here and There

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That's how I rationalize a lot of purchases, “I work hard for the money I earn and it's just a few dollars here and there!” When you really start taking a closer look at your finances, it becomes astonishing (and a bit frightening) to realize just how quickly it all adds up. Yesterday I posted a screen shot of our expenses for October and we ended up overspending in the “Groceries, Sundries, Pet Expenses” category by $382.00. Here's some more… Read the rest