It has been a quiet start to the year. I had slowly been watching how our money has been spent last year and trying to decide if a purchase was worth it. Mostly I find it easiest to "spend less" on my wants, but I do spend easier on my grown children.
Since I did not have a baseline of what we were spending last year, I made a guess as to what our spending should be for January. I assumed that 400.00 a month should be sufficient for food, household, misc. expenses. I was wrong.
I did do some deal scenarios from Giant Eagle, CVS, and Walgreens. Probably spent more than needed, but I have stockpiled some items. I am hoping that will bring spending down in future months.
Also, I find we eat out, or bring food home too often. Re-evaluating this habit would also save money.
