I didn't buckle under pressure and made lunches for my kids and a friend to take to the park instead of stopping for fast food on the way. That's a big step for me as those dollar menus have a way of sucking me in .

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SAHM to 4 rugrats

I used some coupons that were about to expire to stock up on things we will be using over the summer and for school lunches next year - we now have a ton of juicy juice. While at Target noticed that one flavor of nutra grain bars was more than $1 less than the other plus it was buy 4 get one free so I bought 5 boxes (all they had)- because they were so cheap - they ended up being less than .14 cents each and DS loves them. I normally buy the generic but these were cheaper. I also had some coupons for free items - velveta easy mac - 2 free pack, free bart bees lip balm. I also stocked up on tampons - buy 2 get $5 giftcard - they never go on sale for that much off so it was a great deal on something I really need.

Planning on having a low key week and not spending much money - will be using the library a lot - have 5 movies out right now and have a few more waiting for me when I return these on Friday - gotta love that.

Getting much better at using up leftovers - sometimes we don't all have the same thing for dinner but instead of throwing out something it is more likely to get used - feel so good about this as I feel so bad when food goes to waste.

i took inventory of the freezer leftovers and i have enough to make TWO weeks worth of meals out of it.

we( myself and the child i watch) walked to dd's school today to watch their yealry talent show(just after lunch). got to see lots of talented kids( dd sang) and free juice and cookies too.

We all simply stayed home. I at one point was going to go to either McDonalds or BK for cheeseburgers for lunch, but I decided to make what we had at home.

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~~Sharon...wife to Bill for 17 yrs and mom to Kevin,16; Stephanie,14 and Tyler,8~~

I have brought my lunch all week to work with me. That is a huge improvement!!

-packing our lunch for after swim lessons (do this every day)
-planning on leftover spaghetti for dinner
-used bill pay which saves me time and stamps
-reusing my 6 gallon water container for camping this weekend instead of buying gallon jugs or individual bottles
-no a/c this morning - will be 95 this afternoon so that will change
-heading to the river for some free swimming this afternoon

I'm working so therefore not spending...I also brought a lunch and snacks so I wouldn't be tempted to buy them.

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Santa gets all the credit but I swipe the card...

Rosie
Single mom of 2 boys~ DS#1 (17) & DS#2 (6)
Burn the good candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion...Today IS special.

Ate lunch at home, used some leftovers for supper & will be spending the evening with neighbors having a bonfire & smores.

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AKA Mommyof2girls

used tons of coupons at the grocery store this morning, used online bill pay to pay 2 bills this afternoon, walked to the park instead of driving, washed clothes in cold water, made jello for dessert instead of going out to get ice cream, reused a gift bag to wrap a b-day present for my nephew and made his card instead of buying one.

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Bought groceries at aldi!!! Also got a book out of the library that dh was going to buy.