Quick Accounting

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I thought I would quickly crunch a few numbers for you (and me)!
This month, after getting paid by Tupperware and finishing fair booth fees and a team challenge payout, I had another $1,150 to add to my fund. I got $195 back from the first children's resale event (Just Between Friends) and $225 from the second one (Half Pint Resale). Add that to my total and I have $4,100 in the bank!
Not too shabby -- 1/10th the way to my goal and I started on March 1st -- so we are talking only eight weeks.

My summer fair/event stuff is all paid off and I will be collecting shift fees back from participating team members so more of my monthly bonus checks will be added to the account as the year progresses.
:)


Saving money??
I have kept with in my grocery budget for the month so far -- under $100!
4/7 - $7.53 just a few basics (milk, bread, eggs)
4/14 - $31.06 and I have $25 coming back! (canned goods, yogurt, etc)
4//21 - $35.44 and I stocked up on chicken and beef roast!

So far that is $74.03, or $49.03 if you add that $25 back into the mix that I am getting back by mail, LOL! That should get me REALLY far this Wednesday when I get Smoked sausage, fruit chillers, string cheese and laundry soap. I really think I will come in UNDER my $100 budget!

We DID eat out twice this month (once to that A&W)-- and hubby is still having his weekly Friday Fish dinners...if I add in this coming Friday that is $56 to eat out, a savings of $244 from our documented history of $300 a month.

Education for Sarah? This was the last month to pay for preschool - May is covered by the deposit from the beginning of the year. Next year is Kindergarten and that is FREE! That means I will be saving $130 a month thru the rest of the year. Yipee!

What you will see in the next few weeks:
-Monday Meal Plan -- I will list for the week what we are going to eat
-Garage Sale Mania! I have my annual Inventory Sale and have also added things that I have been slowly weeding thru that I do NOT plan to pack and take with me!
-Love the Library!
-My grocery store plan of attack, so you know in advance what I plan to get at the store
-More recipes!

I'm off for a "date night" with my hubby - we scored some free tickets to a dinner show! (Yes, I will be paying for a sitter tonight but think I came out ahead with free tickets worth $80)

Until next time - if you haven't done it yet, I challenge you to track YOUR expenses. You can't see where to save it if you don't know where it's going!
:)

Comments

  1. brenda johnsApril 24, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    love your blog! i love frugal stuff although i am not so good at the couponing though. but getting better now that i feel better! i also like that you tell your plan ahead of time so the rest of us can get ideas, rather than after the fact, and we miss out! thanks!

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  2. DannelleApril 26, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Correction -- the tickets were $85 each and the show was FANTASTIC!
    :)

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