- Returned some things to Walmart
- Used some free taco coupons at Del Taco
- Returned some things to Ross
- Returned the gifts I bought my kids for Valentine's Day and exchanged them for less expensive valentines, then used a $2.68 gift card and the leftover $5 to buy everyone lunch at Cafe Rio (If you are paying attention, that's 2 trips to Cafe Rio in 2 weeks. I guess I have a problem) (we shared a tostada (I asked for extra lettuce) and the kids got free nino quesadillas).
- Bartered for some chalk paint and painted a desk
- Found a gallon of $5 mistinted paint in my basement that I bought last year and forgot about and used it to paint my bathroom vanity and my new storage room
- Bought some cabinet hardware fr the bathroom vanity (6 drawer pulls for $10 that were regularly $5.97 each) (remember, we are remodeling the bottom levels of our house, so we are still making purchases for this)
- A few cans of stewed tomatoes
- An old bag of frozen corn
- Some taco seasoning left over from a family vacation
- Canned peaches
- Tuna fish
- Ramen
My biggest temptation is going out to eat. I think this will always be the thing that pops in my mind the most and that I have to remind myself to not do. Part of the reason it's so tempting is that there are small windows of time in each day where I need to burn about half an hour in between car pool stops, and that is the finest time to pop into a food establishment and grab a bite to eat. Also, I had a very heavy school load this week, so ordering a pizza would have been a real life-saver, but I stuck it out and fed my family at home. I am a big fan of eating food that was prepared elsewhere in order to prevent my kitchen from getting messier.
"Oops!" Moments
The kids didn't have school on Friday, so I took them to the Church History Museum (FREE!) We left as everyone was starting to get cranky and hungry for lunch. I knew I should have packed some food, but I didn't because it was so hard getting everyone out the door. I made up my mind that I was going to cave in and stop somewhere for lunch. After all, a day off school warrants a Sam's Club hot dog combo or something, right? But as I was driving, I started thinking about how my kids know I'm doing No Spend Month, and I can't let them see me give up on a goal. I had a long internal battle in the 25 minutes it took to drive home, but eventually I made the final decision to come home and make Ramen.
How I Spent My $10 Cushion
(I rolled over $7 from last week)
- $1 candy bar
- $1.60 Redbox (my free code didn't work, which was a total bummer, and there were too many people in line behind me, so I was rushed) (Jurassic World, if you're wondering)
- $13 hair cut
- $4 milk (someone actually picked up the milk for me and didn't make me pay, but I'm deducting it from my balance anyway)
Things I Learned About Myself
- I consider taco soup to be the ultimate "armpit of the pantry" food
- I waste a lot of gas while going places to spend money (not going to the store is saving me a lot of gas)
- When I'm not spending money, I lose track of when pay day is. It's kind of nice to not be anticipating a pay check. Pay day came and went, and I didn't even know. When I checked the balance of our account and was pleasantly surprised.
1 comment:
But taco soup is ALSO the best soup, yes? Yes.
xox
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