3rd-no-spend-month

We knew that the 4th and the festival were this weekend so we figured we’d spend more this week and a half than in the last 2-1/2 weeks.

July 1 – none

July 2 – spent: $55.96    left: $344.04

  • Groceries – $50.47–(all basics and stock ups…no treats unless you count the cinnamon roll raincheck I used 🙂
  • Misc – $5.49 — thread for Bones’ pants

Incidentally, we also picked that night to return some clothes that we’ve been meaning to return.    I got $19.29 from Kohl’s and $70.23 and change from Old Navy.   I still need to return the two expensive shirts from the Gap.

July 3 – spent: $31.64        left: $312.40

  • groceries – $13.46
  • yard stuff – $8.18 — needed more mulch to fill in garden after we laid the free paving stones leftover from our best friends patio.   Thank you!!!   We also bought a bag of rocks to put where all the roof lines drain their water in the FRONT corner of our house.
  • snacks at baseball game – $10

July 4 – spent: $6.00    left: $306.40

  • beer for party at friends – $6.00

July 5 – spent: $8.00    left:$298.40

  • festival food – $8.00

July 6 – spent: $86.37    left:  $212.03

  • dishwashing detergent (K-mart $2 super doubles) – $27.65
  • yard (rocks) – $3.71
  • gas (van) – $55.01

July 7 – spent:  $10.72    left:  $201.31

  • festival food – $7.00
  • groceries – $3.72

Brought home $1.59 from the consignment shop.

A little worse than i thought we’d do, but our friends who run the meat wagon have been SUPER generous in feeding us and so we’ve rarely paid for the multitudes of food eaten.   We owe them a few desserts and a bbq so the kids can get together and play.   I like those kinds of deals :).

What about you?    Have you been trying to get your financial house in order?   Tell us about it or share your link(s) in the comments!

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