Today, very hopefully will be a no spend. I do not want to leave the house.
Yesterday I spent WAY more than I'd planned. I was hoping to grab "a few essentials" on my way out of work and spend maybe $5 to $8. Haha! I should absolutely not under any circumstances allow myself to shop without a list. I spent... wait for it... $32. Yeah, a bit more than $5 I'd say.
One thing I got though that I hadn't planned originally was coffee grounds. I'm almost out and whenever I run out I end up buying coffee from McDonald's or someplace more expensive during the interim. I should also not allow myself to run out of coffee grounds. I got some that are a bit nicer than the Maxwell house I've been buying (I do prefer a bit more expensive coffee than Maxwell house) and they were on sale for $5.99 a pound. I'm glad I got them. Here's the silly thing. I will often be cross with myself for spending lets say $4.98 on a bag of coffee grounds "ah, so much money" and yet I've struggled for years to break a Starbucks addiction (which I have successfully broken). Do you have any idea how many pounds of coffee beans I could have purchased with the amount of money I've spent on Starbucks beverages? Now that is nonsense. I'll keep purchasing grounds instead, thank-you very much.
The rest of the $32 shopping trip was lots of fruits and veggies, some granola bars and juice for my boy, and other pretty much essential food. I spent more than I'd have liked but I did not buy anything wasteful. So I guess it's a win.
Now I will google something to do with clementines that are, um, not in their prime. I do not want to throw them away. Anyone ever make orange marmalade? I bet I could use the little guys up for that sort of a thing. Hmm, clementine jam... I might just have some yummy work ahead of me.
Average daily spending for 2015: $19.33
Oh goodness, I almost forgot to mention: We still haven't eaten out, coffees, sodas, a quick drive thru burger or pizza delivery included at all this year. I feel like this is note worthy.
Oh my goodness! It is so funny that you mentioned clementines in your post cause just today we were given a bunch of clementines that had to be used (super soft and couldn't stick around much longer.) We ended up breaking out the juicer, (which rarely gets pulled out of the back of the cabinet) and we made juice. The funny thing is that I wrote a whole blog post on this today that I plan to put out on my blog on Monday. I just thought it was such a coincidence that we are on the same page about the clementines today. :)
ReplyDeleteI find that it is very easy to spend $30 and up when you go in a grocery store, especially if produce is on the list. I try my best to keep the cost down, but I always feel like if the bulk of my spending goes toward fruits and veggies then it is an investment in my family's health. :)
That's awesome. We're totally on the same wave length. I just finished making the marmalade and I love it! I don't have a juicer though. That would have been a much simpler solution.
DeleteI would have been more frustrated with myself about the shopping trip if I hadn't bought several different fruits and veggies. I just can't believe how far above my "plan" I actually ended up going. Oops :)
That is why it is better if I just don't go in the store - I have a hard time controlling myself not buying things we "need"....but could live without!!! I can relate to the coffee - that is a MUST have for my husband - the two things we never run out of are coffee for him and diet coke with lime for me :)
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our list is coffee for me, apple juice for little Abe (I add a tiny bit to water and we call it juice... I never give him straight juice), and milk for my hubby. Without our beverages we're all grouchy. Oh and hot sauce for my husband. He's at a total loss without his hot sauce. silly guy
DeleteOh - yep, mine too! My son gets him a variety of hot sauces every birthday and every Christmas - one of his favorite gifts :)
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