November Personal Challenge Update

Okay, so here's where I stand with three more weeks in November left to go!

(Catch up on all my personal challenge posts here)

I had $166.03 left in my budget

I received $17.78 in rebates this week that I added to what I have to spend.

Unfortunately, we all took up sick with a cold in our household this week so I went to CVS where they were having a sale on select cold medicines (Buy $20, get $10 in ECBs). I also picked up a couple other must have things (all on sale with coupons) I spent $30.72 but I have $10 in RR to use during the rest of the month.

I spent $11.64 at Wal-Greens today.

$166.03
+17.78
-30.72
-11.64
=$141.45 left!

I know it seems like a lot that I've spent over $100 of my budgeted $250 the first week. But this included a massive amount of groceries I got at Winn-Dixie the first of the month. The first of the month is when I make my biggest grocery buy. And of course, $23 worth of cold medicines at CVS was a necessary buy that I hadn't planned on. But for the next couple weeks we will be relying heavily on our stockpile in the pantry and I won't be buying very much.

Check back often to see how I'm doing!