Our goal is to have $160 each week for groceries. I got behind on tracking our personal finances after Week 6, but I got caught up this weekend, so here is a rundown for Weeks 7 through 10. Y’all are probably getting sick of hearing about how we did every single solitary week, so after this catchup post I’ll go to a monthly update. Week 7 : Monday October 19th to Sunday October 25th Week 8 : Monday October 26th… Read the rest

Week 6 : Monday October 13th to Sunday October 18th We are supposed to have $160 each week for groceries.  We overspent last week, so we were supposed to stick to the amount remaining, which was $82. We were unable to do that, and ended up spending $166. Here’s how we did: I didn’t add any new categories to track this week. I suggested to Mr. A that we forego buying groceries this week to catch up, but he did… Read the rest

Week 5 : Monday October 5th to Sunday October 12 We start out each Monday with $160 in cash for groceries. This week was a little funky and Mr. A totally blew the budget due in part to finding a great deal on lunchmeat and had to stock up.  16 ounces of sliced ham, which regularly runs $5.99 a package, and occasionally goes on sale for $2.99, marked down to $1.49.  He had $60 left, but the bill came to… Read the rest