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Not Impressed with our Debt – How Much Did Christmas set us Back?

As a child Christmas was my favorite holiday but as an adult it’s a stressor. I don’t know how my parents did it or how much debt it put them in each year but they were amazing. Reflecting back on Christmas 2021 thankfully the debt numbers aren’t so bad for this year’s holiday. Going intoContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – How Much Did Christmas set us Back?”

Week 1 – What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries

I spent a lot on groceries this week, $199.25 to be exact. Ouch right? But we had two special occasions. One, my son’s 20th birthday and two, New Year’s Eve so I didn’t mind spending a little more. The most expensive thing I purchased was a 70 ct bag of frozen pre-cooked shrimp on saleContinue reading “Week 1 – What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries”

What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries Dec 12 -Dec 18

A little less was spent on groceries this week. So far our total is $123.05 down about $20 from last week and honestly I feel like we got more for our money. The most expensive of the items purchased by far was the 3 lbs of ground beef at about $15. The store I shopContinue reading “What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries Dec 12 -Dec 18”

What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries

Wow have groceries gone up in price, right? Definitely makes me wish I had preserved more of our harvest this year. Sunday is my shopping day and after I prep so I can get a head start on the week. Total this week I spent for groceries barring anything unforeseen is $143.21. The most expensiveContinue reading “What We are Eating this Week and How Much We Spent on Groceries”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 17

October was a really tough month that’s why I didn’t post. Do you ever just have months where you have the same income as always but it doesn’t seem to be enough? A few things came up to set us back this month but they were very necessary. One of those things was fixing ourContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 17”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 12

Looking back on September it has been a big month. My husband gets paid weekly and I get paid bi-weekly. In September there were 5 paychecks for him and 3 paychecks for me. That means it should have been easy for us to meet our $1200 goal of paying down our debt in September, right?Continue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 12”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 11

It was a good week last week! At the end of Week 11 we are at $31,324.15 for debt amount and $650.00 in savings. That’s a decrease of $573.54 in debt and $120 increase in savings! Here’s the breakdown for the month of September so far: Week 8 – $32,343.54 Weeks 9 and 10 –Continue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 11”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Weeks 9 and 10

Last update I reported that we had met our monthly goal for August with some crafty extra sales in my Etsy shop. This month so far has been almost as good for Etsy sales so I think we are still on track to meet our goal of paying off another $1200 in debt and addingContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Weeks 9 and 10”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 8 – We Did it!

Last update I reported that we had $733 left to go to meet this month’s goal of paying off $1500 in debt for August. I really didn’t have much hope in hitting that goal because I knew we still had bills to pay the last week in August and I only get paid bi-weekly soContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Week 8 – We Did it!”

Not Impressed with our Debt – Back at it Week 6 and 7

There was nothing new to post on Monday so I skipped an update for week 6. I do have more to report for week 7 though! At the end of Week 7 we are at $33,076.54 for debt amount and still at $440.00 in savings. That’s a decrease of $300 in debt and zero changeContinue reading “Not Impressed with our Debt – Back at it Week 6 and 7”