February was brutal. We ran out of grocery cash around the 20th or so due to some poor decision making, which meant a long two plus weeks until pay day. I could have easily used the debit card and gone shopping, but since we are
so cheap, I really wanted to see if I could make it until payday, which was March 5th.
That meant a trip to the bank and the grocery store upon departure from school on payday. I grabbed Charlie, picked up cash at the bank, and headed to the grocery store. We buy our groceries at Aldi so Charlie and I headed into the store with the list I had been making for almost two weeks.
Last night, I relished making
stuffed shells and
homemade soft bread sticks from my friend Alicia's blog. (If you haven't made these, you are missing out - they are DELICIOUS!) It had been so long since I
cooked something I was afraid I may have forgotten how!
Some day, I will not have to wait for paychecks like this.
Someday, we will be able to live more comfortably, but for the moment,
we have a tight budget. If we make bad decisions, we go without. If we
are responsible with our money, we stay right on track.
Good for you in sticking to your budget! We have a budget, and I wish I was better at sticking to the grocery part of it... How long have you been using cash-only? It's something I have considered but haven't taken the plunge yet.
ReplyDeleteAbout 18 months now - it has saved us a TON!
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