Now that school started back up, I can get back into a routine. I need a routine it keeps me balanced :) So I have last weeks spending, it was high again but I am looking at it as a way for me to work out a true budget. And see where we need to cut back.
Fuel: $55.62
Food: 130.01
Lowes: $22.11
KMart: $103.86
Gifts: $49.95
BJ's: $59.74
Total: $421.29
So the fuel nothing we can do about that, my husband has a long commute to work and now our son has either football or baseball practice each night. Lowes we got cheap top soil to fill in two big holes in our yard because we have some trees removed earlier this year. Kmart, we got the Wii Fit! So I am doing this for now instead of joining a gym. Gifts, we got a gaming system for our younger two that will be part of their Christmas gifts. BJ's some of that is food, diapers and I think that was it there. And the food, it's a little high due to we had people over last week for a cookout, but all the food we bought for the cookout we had leftovers for about three days. And this week we aren't going to need too much.
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Let me know how the Wii fit works out. And good job tracking; I will have to rework my budget about 2 more times before I get it right.
Hi Mare,
I notice you shop at BJ's...
Did you know that BJ's is the only warehouse club that accepts manufacturers’ coupons. BJ’s Wholesale Club accepts both manufacturers’ coupons from the Sunday newspaper – or print them online from sites like www.eversave.com or www.coupons.com – and BJ’s own coupons that can be found in-club or on their website at http://www.bjs.com/coupons/ .
BJ’s allows multiple coupons to be redeemed on multi-packs of “individual for sale” packaged items. An example would be: BJ’s sells a 3 pack of tooth paste that is normally sold and packaged as individual items in other major retail stores; you could use up to three coupons on this type of packaging in addition to many other items.
For those tht aren't members, they can go to http://www.bjs.com/join/one_day_pass.shtml for a free shopping pass... and enjoy the savings too!
Jackie
You can also use a BJ's coupon and a manufacturer's coupon on the same item. Two examples, that happen quite often are Luv's diapers and Zyrtec. There are manufacturer's coupons in the Sunday paper and a BJ's coupon for both of these items at the same time every other month or so.