Today my husband got paid, so I went to add it to our spreadsheet of expenses/income. When I opened the document, I saw that my husband had a space already filled out for $300 for groceries! At first I was shocked that he expected me to buy groceries for the month with only $300, but then I realized that it was only until he gets paid again mid-June.
Now, I think $300 is a lot, but then again prices are going up everywhere but $150 a week for a family of 4 does sound like a lot. So I'm going to try and come under the budget of $300 and whatever is left over is going right towards the debt.
It's a good thing Superfresh is doing triple coupons again :) The only thing is, the cheap farmer's market in NJ isn't going to happen that much anymore because of the high cost of gas, so now I need to find a place locally to get cheap fruit and vegetables. Which reminds me, I really need to write about my seedlings I started! That'll be next :)
Friday, May 30, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Back with cloth diapers
For a few months I had to stop using cloth diapers on my daughter because she got a really bad rash. We're still not sure what it was from, but the daughter advised using disposables until it cleared up. I was a little uneasy about having to buy diapers because of the price and because of the environmental issues, but I knew I had to do what was best for Rosemary.
I ended up getting a lot for free using CVS extra care bucks but sometimes I did have to buy a box of diapers. My daughter goes through a LOT of diapers because she's a heavy wetter. We were going through a box of diapers every week for $13 (the cheapest brand I could find is Walmart's).
Now that everything is going up in price and we're still trying to get out of debt, I knew something had to be done to save some more money. So one of the things that could be changed was the diapers. Rosemary's rash was cleared for months now and I guess I got used to the convenience of disposables and she was all outgrown of her old cloth diapers so I never went back. Now it was time. I found about 20 AIO (all in ones) diapers on Craigslist for $75.
$75 might sound like a lot, but all the diapers were brand names, Kushies, Fuzzibunz, etc and they cost more than $10 a piece retail. The best thing was that they were all in ones and a few pockets, which meant they were very easy to use. Once she outgrows these or is fully potty trained, I can turn around and resell them, along with all her other old diapers!
So now I'm back into the cloth diaper thing and I feel better that I'm saving money and not throwing away so many diapers, Rosemary also seems more comfortable too!
I ended up getting a lot for free using CVS extra care bucks but sometimes I did have to buy a box of diapers. My daughter goes through a LOT of diapers because she's a heavy wetter. We were going through a box of diapers every week for $13 (the cheapest brand I could find is Walmart's).
Now that everything is going up in price and we're still trying to get out of debt, I knew something had to be done to save some more money. So one of the things that could be changed was the diapers. Rosemary's rash was cleared for months now and I guess I got used to the convenience of disposables and she was all outgrown of her old cloth diapers so I never went back. Now it was time. I found about 20 AIO (all in ones) diapers on Craigslist for $75.
$75 might sound like a lot, but all the diapers were brand names, Kushies, Fuzzibunz, etc and they cost more than $10 a piece retail. The best thing was that they were all in ones and a few pockets, which meant they were very easy to use. Once she outgrows these or is fully potty trained, I can turn around and resell them, along with all her other old diapers!
So now I'm back into the cloth diaper thing and I feel better that I'm saving money and not throwing away so many diapers, Rosemary also seems more comfortable too!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Race4Offers is no more
A few of you may remember me going on about how great Race4Offers was (a gpt site) but as it turns out, the site is no more. My first month with them I made a lot and never had any problems with my offers crediting but that slowed down dramatically so I stopped doing offers.
It seems as if it's now up for auction and when you go to the website it says that the site is suspended. So I am going to remove my links and if you're a member with links on your blog, make sure to remove them or else you might be losing that click as a potential referral. I'd rather have someone sign up for Cash Crate where you can actually make money than a place that doesn't exist anymore! :)
It seems as if it's now up for auction and when you go to the website it says that the site is suspended. So I am going to remove my links and if you're a member with links on your blog, make sure to remove them or else you might be losing that click as a potential referral. I'd rather have someone sign up for Cash Crate where you can actually make money than a place that doesn't exist anymore! :)
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Lots of good deals!
This past week I've been getting a lot of good deals! Here are a few of the best ones:
At Walmart Scrubbing Bubbles automatic shower cleaner is on sale for $12! That along is a good deal, BUT, in the 3/30 Smart Source coupon insert is a $10 off coupon! Making them only $2! I got 3 of them, I would have got more but I only had 3 coupons.
This weekend my mom is watching the kids for us (first break in awhile!) so my husband and I want to go to the movies. At ACME they are having a deal, if you buy $25 worth of select Kellogg's products you get 2 free movie tickets! There is a similar deal too, spend $25 and get 2 free tickets, so if you do both offers you get 4 free movie tickets and a $10 off your next order! Now my husband and I get to go to the movies for free!
I just found out that Superfresh is doing triple coupons, yet again! I really hope my bi-monthly shipment of coupon inserts gets here soon! To make it even better, they are doing Bonus Bucks!
At Walmart Scrubbing Bubbles automatic shower cleaner is on sale for $12! That along is a good deal, BUT, in the 3/30 Smart Source coupon insert is a $10 off coupon! Making them only $2! I got 3 of them, I would have got more but I only had 3 coupons.
This weekend my mom is watching the kids for us (first break in awhile!) so my husband and I want to go to the movies. At ACME they are having a deal, if you buy $25 worth of select Kellogg's products you get 2 free movie tickets! There is a similar deal too, spend $25 and get 2 free tickets, so if you do both offers you get 4 free movie tickets and a $10 off your next order! Now my husband and I get to go to the movies for free!
I just found out that Superfresh is doing triple coupons, yet again! I really hope my bi-monthly shipment of coupon inserts gets here soon! To make it even better, they are doing Bonus Bucks!
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