A couple of days ago, we paid another $300 to the credit card. We will hopefully be below $11,000 by the end of the month. That's pretty darn awesome.
I went to the grocery store last night and spent about $30. I bought enough of a few items to last us for the next 1 1/2 weeks. I'm going to have to be super frugal next week as well after buying all those household items last weekend. My $5 payback for the Coke didn't make a huge difference, but it did buy a bunch of apples which is always good! I've got my menu set for next week and I'm positive that we'll be set...we might even end up with a little extra grocery money.
I've also been thinking about Boy #2's birthday party that I've been promising him for over a year. I've been trying to figure out how to do a party on the cheap. Well, not just cheap, but on the frugal cheap...a difficult task! But I think I've come up with an excellent solution. We are going to have the party at a (free) splash park in the neighborhood. We'll have a couple of water balloon games and cake and ice cream on Spiderman plates. We'll be able to invite more of his friends because the party itself will be so cheap. I'm excited about it and I think the kids will have a blast. How can they not have fun at a splash park?
I'm having a hard time this paycheck not wishing for more grocery money. This is the second time since this journey began that I've had a such a hard time being so darn frugal at the grocery store. So...I think that each paycheck, I'll buy one or two items ahead of schedule and spread those little things out a bit. Plus...I am completely aware of the dangers of shopping at Wal-mart. Next time I go, it won't be when I'm in a hurry. Even though I stuck to my list, I think there were at least a few things that could have waited another two weeks. We will also be starting a "Household" envelope next month so that should help a bunch too.
Anyway - moments like these are frustrating to get me angry enough about my mistakes and our debt that it just reinforces that I NEVER want to do this again. I'm going to grit my teeth and focus with more intensity. I have to....this SUCKS!
The musings and ramblings of a woman trying to get out of a debt hole she dug with a credit card shovel.
About Me
- byebyedebt
- I'm a 30-something stay-at-home mom of 3 boys, wife to 1, trying to improve my housekeeping and financial skills. Always on a quest to be a better mom and wife - and there's plenty of room for improvement!
Goals
Be DEBT FREE (excluding car & house) by December 24, 2007.
Debts
- Beginning Date: 2/1/07
- Beginning Debt: $22,244
- Current Balance: $0!!
Rewards Along the Way
- Still deciding...maybe a dinner once we hit $2,000. Sounds reasonable!
- Restaurant dinner when debt balance drops to $9,000...DONE!
- Weekend or Overnight getaway after all debt is paid
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If you are looking for some serious money advice or help - this is not the place for you! These are just some seriously boring ramblings about my life. My husband told me to start a blog and so I have. He said I would like it and I do. But that means all of my private thoughts on debt and marriage are just out there for the world to see....or maybe just for me to see.
So - take it all in with a grain of salt and leave a comment or two! Thanks for stopping by!
2 comments:
Yes, the cheapest way to do a kids party is at a park, youre right. We did that once, and for food we bought those wee mini little bread loafs, the teenie tiny ones that are really long, you buy them near the fancy cheese, and I just made PB&Js, the kids loved them. To feed the adults, my grocery store's deli sells fried chicken, so I spent like $24 and got like 100 pieces of chicken, which made for leftovers!
Ugh, $30 isnt a lot for food, all I can really reccomend is pasta, and freezing the leftovers. Buy some canned chicken breast, like the tuna, and throw that in the pasta for your meat, and pack it full of veggies like broccoli. We have had those weeks too and it SUCKS. I dont know how many people you are feeding, and how well stocked up you are, but with us, we always make food the priority, and then we pay bills and what not.
Youll do fine, especially if your kid is eating the school lunches. That saves a little at home.
Great advice! We will be eating a lot of pasta this week which I can't really complain about!
I also love the idea of the mini pbj's for the party...that's a lot cheaper than pizza. I'm going to file that one away for the party. Thanks a bunch!
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