Um, where to begin?  I have so many thoughts about this past month’s “low-spend” experiment. I honestly went into this month believing that it’d be a great month that would allow me to “catch up” a bit and sock away some spending money.  Surely if I spent more cautiously (and didn’t have any major holidays [...]

Two year car registration renewal for hubby…$115.  :) Smog check…$27

Target – $200ish We really needed hampers!  $80 of it (plus tax) was hampers. And then some milk and produce and snacks. Most of the hampers were on sale online for $5.25 but rang up for $15 in store.  I bought four of those and they are now price-matching their site, so I’m going to try to [...]

I spent about $40 on books and some marketing templates…notably got Nourishing Traditions…which I’m loving!

Groceries: $200 I guess we gotta eat!  It’s more expensive sticking with primarily organic, grass-fed, pastured, etc.  Next month I’m getting some things from Azure Standard since we now have a nearby drop-point.  The organic, pastured, cultured butter is $3.50 a pound while I’m paying $2.50 a pound for conventional.  There are some really great [...]

Zilch!  Yay!

Ha!  Nothing!

Car Wash – $10 Prescriptions – $9.58 (metformin and my precious…xanax…which I hoard in case of times of extreme anxiety!  ;) )

Taco Bell – $11 Petsmart (dog toy, calendar, magnet) – $24 Target – groceries and household – 104

Home Depot – $68 (paint, supplies)

Today is Katie’s birthday….we went out to lunch.  And dinner.  And we bought a cake and new earrings and presents and party supplies.  So I declare toady exempt! :)  Most of her gifts were, however, purchased in December.

Low-key day, nothing spent. :)

I ordered my almond flour today…so that was around $50 after discounts for two 5# bags (one blanched, one unblanched). I think that’s it…

Nothing so far, although I do need to order almond flour really soon…I won’t do it today! :)