Did a lot of cooking for the freezer this weekend, so some money was spent but everything was on plan.
I'm quite excited to realize that Fresh Step cat litter has a rewards program - Paw Points - that can save me some money on cat litter. I love saving money on cat litter.
I bought a pair of martini glasses (not really necessary, but $6 and we have broken a few recently) and a stockpot, which was necessary and at a discount.
Day Fourteen Bought apples (and made 12 quarts of applesauce!) gas and vodka. The only inaustere aspect was that I used credit for the gas and paid 20¢ extra per gallon. The apples were about half the price of the ones I bought Saturday. Live and learn.
No terrible transgressions. I was taken out to dinner Friday night and last night, by family. Saturday we went apple picking and had some snacks and bought doughnuts at the orchard, Sunday we picked up takeout sandwiches. Nothing outlandish nor particularly austere.
Quite austere yesterday, thank you for asking. Canned soup for lunch, leftovers for dinner.
Today I've forgotten my lunch and I'm not sure that I'll be able to tolerate canned soup again, so I might make a trip to the grocery store for soup and possibly a small salad.
Like I said yesterday, for someone following an austerity program, I certainly spend a lot of money...
Last night was a premeditated and allowable haircut (Tried a new place, loved it. Great cut and the stylist is a tad cheaper than my last person, so its a win-win.) and once-a-week allowable take-out dinner (pizza!)
Today there's a big neighborhood block party to which I'll bring mac and cheese so I'll be buying supplies for that as well as food for the pets today.
Day Two Bought an onion and a chicken (Whole - I easily cut it up for parts with my kitchen shears in about two minutes, saved 50¢ per pound and I have the back and innards for broth. Buying parts is not a good value.) as well as adult beverages. All allowable purchases. It was interesting to walk through the store knowing I wasn't buying anything that wasn't on my list. I happened to walk down the softdrink aisle. I rarely buy soft drinks, but they certainly looked tempting.
For someone on an austerity program, I sure spend a lot of dough - hair cut tonight. I'm desperate, so it's an allowable exception. Not looking hideous is a requirement for me.
I paid my October dance class tuition, which was an allowable expense, and otherwise survived day one, so I'm pleased.
The man of the house's back is hurting and I think a heating pad would help him, so I'll be picking up one of those and a chicken to cook for dinner, I suspect.
My coworker wants to get breakfast, and even though an bagel, egg and cheese sounds fantastic it is not in the program, so I'm resisting.
This month I endeavor to consume mindfully. My initial thought was to eliminate non-essential spending, but defining essential gets a little hairy. It isn't as though I want to torture myself - I still want to engage in my hobbies and eat food that I enjoy, have my evening cocktail (drinking probably qualifies as a hobby!) Just a little belt-tightening.