Spending Challenge: Grocery Shopping and Other Updates
The spending challenge is going well!! Over the past week, I've paid a few bills, went grocery shopping, and went out to lunch with a friend once (permissible according to my rules). Other than that, no extra spending.
Grocery Shopping:
I did a big shop at Aldi where I spent $86.59. I had been eating out of the pantry/ freezer for several weeks before Christmas and was out of most of my staples. It's hard to show everything in one picture but I bought a ton of food. If you haven't tried shopping at Aldi, you REALLY need to!
I also spent $8.34 at the bread outlet. I don't eat a ton of bread so I usually just stock up for a few months at a time and freeze some of it.
Close Calls:
* On Tuesday I REALLY wanted to go through a drive thru after work. I remembered the spending challenge and went home to cook dinner.
* I had extra time after I was done working today, so I had brief thoughts about going through the hospital gift shop to browse and also about going to Walgreens to look around. It's amazing how often I have thoughts like that! I went home instead.
* I have picked four subject areas that I want to learn about this year, and forensic anthropology is one of them. I went to Amazon and looked through the textbooks and selected one that I thought would be informative. I was going to buy a used older edition when I realized that I should check Paperback Swap first. Sure enough, the same edition was listed! I ordered it for free.
* I am out of my favorite lipstick (L'Oreal Colour Riche in Mica, if you're wondering). I have two similar colors that I am trying to use up before I repurchase Mica. They are NOT as pretty, but they will do.
Grocery Shopping:
I did a big shop at Aldi where I spent $86.59. I had been eating out of the pantry/ freezer for several weeks before Christmas and was out of most of my staples. It's hard to show everything in one picture but I bought a ton of food. If you haven't tried shopping at Aldi, you REALLY need to!
I also spent $8.34 at the bread outlet. I don't eat a ton of bread so I usually just stock up for a few months at a time and freeze some of it.
Close Calls:
* On Tuesday I REALLY wanted to go through a drive thru after work. I remembered the spending challenge and went home to cook dinner.
* I had extra time after I was done working today, so I had brief thoughts about going through the hospital gift shop to browse and also about going to Walgreens to look around. It's amazing how often I have thoughts like that! I went home instead.
* I have picked four subject areas that I want to learn about this year, and forensic anthropology is one of them. I went to Amazon and looked through the textbooks and selected one that I thought would be informative. I was going to buy a used older edition when I realized that I should check Paperback Swap first. Sure enough, the same edition was listed! I ordered it for free.
* I am out of my favorite lipstick (L'Oreal Colour Riche in Mica, if you're wondering). I have two similar colors that I am trying to use up before I repurchase Mica. They are NOT as pretty, but they will do.
Comments
Great job, especially not answering the call of my favorite vocation--shopping (not for groceries either).