Bluegrassmom's Personal Finance Blog

$.30 spare change today

weekly total .30


grand total $36.75

Did not spend anything yesterday or today!!!! YES!!!

spare change 1.13

this week 1.13

this year 36.45

2 more miles walked on the treadmill today, that's $2.00 more in savings.

this week 35.32

year 35.32

I am going to bank today so I will add 35.32 to my savings acct!! YIPEE!!!!

So now my weekly will be back at $0.00, let's see how much more I can save for next weeks deposit!

Found $1.97 in spare change in my vehicle.

added to savings

this week 33.32

this year 33.32

I pay myself $1.00 for each mile walked or jogged on the treadmill. I add this to my savings.

I walked 2 miles today so that is $2.00 added to savings.

weekly total 31.35

accum total 31.35

Found some spare change laying around the house while doing some cleaning. Lets see...$1.87

That bring todays total savings to 7.35

weekly total 29.35

accum total 29.35

leftover fried chicken
fried potatoes
green beans
salad

milk

also fried a pack of bacon for Dh and our 3 boys breakfast in the mornings.

I ate lunch out today. I ate at Wendys I got a small chili, baked potato and small dr. pepper. The total was $3.68. My usual total if I get a value meal is $5.16. So I saved 1.48!!

Savings today 5.48
weekly savings 5.48

accum savings 27.48

I got back from the chiropractor. I feel much better now. I did stop at Walmart to get a few things that was on the grocery list and a few things hubby wanted for hunting.

breakdown

groceries $86.57
3 shirts 1 toy for christmas presents$20.74

hunting supplies for DH 39.35

Today I have a chiropractor appointment. We live in the boonies so the drive to the doctor's office is 1 hour each way. So normally I would stop at Hardee's after I got to town and get me a platter of pancakes, milk and hashrounds for around $4.00 and then after I got done I would usually stop at Wendys for a value meal.
Sooooo this morning I ate breakfast at home so that is a savings of $4.00 added to my challenge account.

previous total $22.00
so far today $4.00
accum total $26.00

Today was a no spend day. Everyone stayed home. We did go for a drive around our farm to look at the wildlife.

Dinner at home tonight is
Fried Chicken
mashed potatoes
gravy
green beans
salad

ice tea

On this evenings menu we have a easy and simple menu

hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill
homemade brownies
ice tea

My family loves these brownies. They are easy to make since you usually have the ingredients in the pantry, and they are cheaper to make than the store bought mixes.

Homemade chewy brownies

2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cup self rising flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa

1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

combine dry and wet ingredients. Stir well. Pour into greased 9X 13 pan and bake at 350 for 25-27 minutes or until done in center

It is a beautiful day here today so 2 loads of laundry is hanging on the clothesline. I figure I save at least $1.00 per load by not using the energy hog, I mean clothes dryer!

I also patched 2 pair of my sons bluejeans the knees were wore out of them, but other than that there was nothing wrong with them. Their cousin gave them some old bluejeans that were too small to fit any of our boys so I cut 2 patches out of them and used that to patch up my sons jeans. They look pretty darn good too! So -- 2 pair of jeans for him cost around $10.00 each at walmart so I saved $20.00 by patching his old jeans.

previous total $0.00
today $22.00
new total $22.00