The final week of the challenge proved to be the hardest. Not only did we have friends over for dinner, we also celebrated our third wedding anniversary! I wanted to do something special for both evenings, without completely ignoring my budgeting goal. My first shopping trip of the week looked like this: FoodCostStrawberries (1lb)$1.66Gold Bell… Continue reading August Challenge: Week 4
Meringues and Macarons... living that fancy French life on a very slim budget.
In the early days of the pandemic, I set a lot of "goals". I was going to read twenty books. I was going to workout every day. I was going to practice Spanish. I was going to take online courses and do as much "upskilling" as possible. While I chipped away at some of these… Continue reading August Challenge: $50/Week on Groceries
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