I am participating in Project: Food Budget. I will be continuing my series on leftovers casserole, or whatever Frankenstein Leftovers Creation I make out of my pantry and my fridge leftovers every Thursday.
I started once-a-month cooking, based on some of the recipes found at Onceamonthmom.com. So, instead of sticking to a weekly budget this go-around, I'm doing a monthly budget. I'm reducing our monthly budget from $400 to $300 in an attempt to really challenge us.
This week, we spent $0 on groceries! YAY! Fireworks! Pow! Pow! Unfortunately we had already broken our budget last week, but we're setting a new goal and trying to stay close to where we're at now.
Budget: $300 ($75 for the week)
Actual: $0 +$328 previous weeks = $328 total
So, we're still over both the weekly and the monthly, but we haven't spent any more money. I'm hopeful we can stay under $350 for the month.
Participating Blogs:
- Emily Levenson
- Maria Marz
- Veggie Converter
- Low Budge Veg
- Dairy-Free Cooking
- Motor City Girl In the Steel City
- Veggie Burgher
- Baked Beans and Broccoli…Vegetarian Budgeting
- Sweet Rehab
- The Happy Cactus
- The Vegetarian Salmon
- Test Kitchen Tuesday
- Newly Vegan
- Always Sick and Tired
- Veggie on the Cheap
- MeloMeals: Vegan For $3.33 A Day
This was almost my approach this week. I was thinking that every time I walk into the store I end up buying junk, so how about just not walk into the store at all?
ReplyDeleteGood job!
that's pretty impressive that you have been able to not spend any money this week.
ReplyDeletemust have been some grocery trip last week. ;-)