Okay.
We are out of raisins. Chocolate chips. ALL Fruits and Veggies, except for 5 (count em) radishes and 3 bananas. No crackers. Ran out of recycling bags. No soup stock. A half a cup of yogurt in the fridge with about 27 different condiments. And then last night we realized that we had only 4 diapers left. Four. That's a days worth, at best. And a grocery list as long as my forearm.
And only 17 dollars in the ole' bankaroni.
True dilemma. Food? Diapers? Yikes.
How much did I want to avoid using my credit cards? How much do I mean this Challenge? Erp.
So I, not sure what else to do other than go into more debt, prayed.
And then, I found a 10 gift card in my living room.
My husband got a $20 check.
And I hit a diaper sale.
So for just over $37, I got a bag of spinach, a bag of onions and some Asian Pears. I got a box of diapers, some molasses (for making bread) and bulk soup stock.
I have never been so grateful to come in under my limit. I have a $1.97 in the bank and $1.12 on my gift card left over and I am SO HAPPY THAT I DIDN"T USE MY CREDIT CARD!!!!!!!!!!!
Spending Status: $104 (All necessary)
Unexpected Income: $156
Amount Paid to date on that Beastly Credit Card: $470
PS - Never make pea soup without soup stock, using old dried out carrots. Trust me on this one.
You are so inspiring!!!! My own progress this week (because the first week DEFINED “write off”) – I haven’t eaten out at all. For me, that’s huge. I’ve made everything myself! Impressive. And, I have even gotten creative when I thought I had “no food in the house”…I found some and made a delicious meal actually. Now, to make it until Feb 1 with this trend continuing….
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this Victoria. I needed a buddy.
You are doing great! It is so SO SO hard not to eat out when it's what you are used too. When I was on my own I ate almost ALL of my meals out. I was making more than our combined incomes today and I was living paycheck to paycheck. I look back now and I am amazed at how far I have come. It's just a little bit at a time! You CAN DO IT!
ReplyDeleteah. thank you. your blog is helping me do it :)
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