* i am blogging from a different computer today so no fancy blinkies...sorry *
Today I am thankful for:
* my new growing pantry
* our little Amya who is doing so well
* the chance to go to the Rodeo in Mesquite! Everyone had so much fun!
This month, the Clark family is trying something new. We are declaring October as "Spend Little" month. We are going to reign in every dime we spend this month. I was inspired by several blogs who were doing the same thing in the month of September, and thought we could try it for October. It will be an interesting experience for the whole family--an effort to show that we are blessed with so much, an effort to be frugal and save for upcoming expenses, and a challenge that we can encourage one another in.
The details are this:
* We will only purchase these 10 items from the local grocery store- Milk, cereal, cheese, bread, bananas, zucchini, mushrooms, baby carrots, apples and cilantro
* We will go without electricity whenever possible. (Drying items on the line, not using the computer, handwashing the dishes, etc.) We will even have flashlight nights!
* We will reduce the use of our phones and gasoline.
* We will try very hard not to go into WalMart at all if possible.
* Sean's and my date nights might end up being picnics at his office to use the internet!
* I will use as many cloth diapers as we can (three in diapers is tough- I am not sure I have the supply to do this!)
We are all excited about the challenge. Even Xander is getting in on it. This will be a wonderful segway into November which is our "thankful" month. I still have some more stocking up to prepare for this challenge, but it will have to wait until Tuesday when I get our household budget.
I hope to post at least once a week to tell tales of how we are doing! Wanna play along?
You can come up with your own set of ways to be extra frugal this month!
Comments (1)
How did the month of frugal October go for you all? Fun? Challenging? Did you really save money? Will you forever be more frugal?
Yep, I pretty much want you to blog about this. :)