Money Monday...

this will be a short post.

i've painted a fence,

 went to 2 different stores,

baked muffins,

cornbread,

made chili.

oh ya,

and 2 kids are pukey.

so i'm tired :)!

anyhoo,

a big suggestion I have is buying in advance.

i'm not talking about  warehouse stores and buying a lifetime supply of paper towels.

i'm talking about if your grocery store has a good sale,

plan ahead!

today i went over my weekly budget a little.

because my local safeway had an unadvertised sale on chicken for .99 a lb.

so i bought 3 packages that weren't on my list,

but i have dinner meat that won't have to be on next weeks budget!

Make up your own rules as you learn.

if i find cereal for less than $2/box

bread less than $1.00 for whole wheat

meat less than $3/lb

coffee less than $6

milk under $2

cheese less than $5 for  2 lbs

etc.,

i buy in advance!

you'll learn as you go where to spot the deals.

before i very rarely noticed when there was a sale,

because i simply bought what sounded good for dinner that night or the next.

now i am much more aware of spotting the deals, and taking full advantage!

by the way, the only pre-boxed/packaged food i buy regularly is boxed macaroni and cheese.

i usually buy Kraft.

today at wal-mart i noticed a new brand, for 38 cents a box!

i'll let you know if the savings was worth it!

God Bless,

Mandy