Who or what is the downfall to your budget? Do you have a hard time saying no to sales? Do you have a hard time sticking to the "eating out" budget?

Me me me. I get all into what I'm doing, namely finding the bargains and getting a lot, that I forget about everything else! We started a more detailed budget so that I can see better what I can and can't do. This week, I CAN get the 30 boxes of Kraft Mac and Cheese for $.40 each. But I can't stock up on burger. It's hard to make choices when you are afraid the deal won't come around again, but the thing to remember is IT ALWAYS COMES AROUND AGAIN!!!!

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Sarah

Mine is finding really good sales. I am better at it than I was, but I would totally blow the grocery budget with sales. Especially good meats that I know will taste good when we cant afford them.

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

My husband refuses to give up his pricey energy drinks! It drives me nuts!!

I still buy sodas but only when I can find them on sale for under $1 a 2 ltr. I stopped buying the cans and individual bottles years ago.

I also love thrift stores and have a hard time limiting what I spend when I am in there. Then there are garage sales...

Budget??? I tried to have one... Who am I kidding I have not tried to balance a "cheque book" since 2003. I use my debit card for nearly everyting bump all pay statements and receipts against the bank statement a few times a month.

I go to the grocery store with a list of what we need but seem to never pass up a great sale. I probably have enough in the pantry and freezers to feed a family of 6 for 6 months. Ditto on the personal hygeine and laundry products

Target, if I could stay out I would save loads of money.

not that I am buying crap... it's stuff we use, it's just I seem to be stockpiling tons of it.

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married 8 years to a crazy Brit, mommy to a banana, she is 5 and a pineapple who is just about 2 , mommy to 4 ~angel~ babies

Eating out is our's lately. I stay at home with my kids and I run into there ruts every once in a while where I don't feel like cooking in the evening or on the weekends since I make and we eat every meal at home.

I have a problem with food - stocking up. My biggest panic is not if we run out of money to pay bills, heat, whatever, but food. Unfortunately, when we are running short, I have a tendency to sabotage the budget by buying food.

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For me it's just plain old going shopping. Even with a specific list I tend to come out with at least one thing that wasn't on it. I really need to work on setting foot in the grocery store once a week and that's it!