As expected, a hideously expensive week. Both cars needed filled with fuel and we also bought lots of fruit and veggies. I expected to spend around $150 but spent a whopping $202.04. Yipes.
This week will be much less expensive as we'll only need some fresh salad veggies and fruit.
Everyone was feeling much better but as we were all back at work and school, lots of early nights and no sitting at the computer until late evening was the rule for last week.
I think we may just wring two weeks out of the WISH cards we have left. Will all depend on how much we need to spend on fuel. Cross your fingers for luck!
No movement in the stockpile fund.
Week ten, day seven
Gift cards $147.81
Stockpile $237.50
Spent so far $1752.19
Average spend: $175.22 per week
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
WISH card challenge end of week nine
Another week completed.
Everyone in the house shared a virus, with a bonus ear infection for me thrown in. It meant that we've stayed close to home for the week and have only spent on some petrol and fresh fruit.
Any money saved through no shopping was spent on doctor visits and prescriptions this week. It's also meant no posts from me as I have stayed away from the computer.
I expect that a massive shop will be needed this week. We're pretty much out of all fruit and veg. We have an onion, two carrots, three apples, some mandarins and kiwi fruit left.
The freezer was a godsend this week as we had a number of ready meals in there and it meant that GuitarMan could heat something up if I didn't feel up to cooking. Thanks to my freezer inventory I knew exactly what we had and where to find it.
Our spending was $83.79 this week as we only bought some petrol plus fruit. I expect to spend at least $150 this week. I'm dtermined to stretch what's left of the WISH cards to the end of twelve weeks. Should make for some interesting meals!
Nothing spent from the stockpile money, but haven't added to it as there's enough in there at the moment. Will have to do a shop for some of my stockpile soon as I'm almost out of a number of our staples.
Week nine, day seven
Gift cards $349.85
Stockpile $237.50
Spent so far $1550.15
Average spend: $172.23 per week
Everyone in the house shared a virus, with a bonus ear infection for me thrown in. It meant that we've stayed close to home for the week and have only spent on some petrol and fresh fruit.
Any money saved through no shopping was spent on doctor visits and prescriptions this week. It's also meant no posts from me as I have stayed away from the computer.
I expect that a massive shop will be needed this week. We're pretty much out of all fruit and veg. We have an onion, two carrots, three apples, some mandarins and kiwi fruit left.
The freezer was a godsend this week as we had a number of ready meals in there and it meant that GuitarMan could heat something up if I didn't feel up to cooking. Thanks to my freezer inventory I knew exactly what we had and where to find it.
Our spending was $83.79 this week as we only bought some petrol plus fruit. I expect to spend at least $150 this week. I'm dtermined to stretch what's left of the WISH cards to the end of twelve weeks. Should make for some interesting meals!
Nothing spent from the stockpile money, but haven't added to it as there's enough in there at the moment. Will have to do a shop for some of my stockpile soon as I'm almost out of a number of our staples.
Week nine, day seven
Gift cards $349.85
Stockpile $237.50
Spent so far $1550.15
Average spend: $172.23 per week
Sunday, July 4, 2010
WISH card challenge end of week eight
Well the eight weeks I had originally hoped to complete on this challenge have ended.
I can easily keep going for another two weeks. Although it will be challenging, I'll squeeze the most out of every single dollar for the coming month. Maybe we can complete 12 weeks!
Thanks to our freezer inventory and full fuel tanks our spending was just $66.40 this week.
Still nothing spent from the stockpile money, but I plan to make a trip to Costco tomorrow as we'll be in the area. Will stock up on some things using my credit card (to get some frequent flyer points) and then transfer money from the $237 in the stockpile fund.
Week eight, day seven
Gift cards $433.64
Stockpile $237.50
Spent so far $1466.36
Average spend: $183.29 per week
I can easily keep going for another two weeks. Although it will be challenging, I'll squeeze the most out of every single dollar for the coming month. Maybe we can complete 12 weeks!
Thanks to our freezer inventory and full fuel tanks our spending was just $66.40 this week.
Still nothing spent from the stockpile money, but I plan to make a trip to Costco tomorrow as we'll be in the area. Will stock up on some things using my credit card (to get some frequent flyer points) and then transfer money from the $237 in the stockpile fund.
Week eight, day seven
Gift cards $433.64
Stockpile $237.50
Spent so far $1466.36
Average spend: $183.29 per week
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