September Budget

I don't know if you noticed, but I didn't have many (if any??) grocery trip posts last month. lol Mostly it's because on Sept 1st I went to Costco and spent $260...LOL Man I love that store.... Anyway I didn't go to the store much after that because I'm trying to stick to my $300 budget.

Well...I went over. I spent $360.81 :) Could have been worse... much worse without coupons. This month will be better. I love this blog because I feel accountable. Keeps me in line. :)

pic from Kozinets...isn't it cool?

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Unknown said…

Hi Audrey, thank you for stopping by and give me a comment. I'm also your new follower... have a great day!

Amiko

October 4, 2010 at 8:44 PM

Hifam said…

I'm amazed how well you do with a budget. Costco/Sam's Club will ruin any budget!

October 5, 2010 at 8:30 AM

Audrey @ Tight Wad in Utah said…

Thanks! I went to Costco yesterday for my monthly trip and did A LOT better. :) I learn...lol

October 5, 2010 at 8:33 AM

Sak said…

$60 over is not bad at all. I like seeing your budget recaps, it makes me look at mine for the month. I've noticed that I have a ton of items in my food storage and stockpile so for October I'm trying to keep it to $75 for the month. One huge lesson I've learned with using coupons is the deals always come back around.

October 5, 2010 at 9:04 AM

Audrey @ Tight Wad in Utah said…

$75! I'm sure you can do it. Your right the deals usually repeat themselves...thank goodness :)

October 5, 2010 at 9:21 AM

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