Saving money often takes a little time. This Saturday, we spent time doing some things at home that will save us big money later in the week.<\/p>\n
First, we spent about 3 hours this morning cleaning and detailing our vans, in addition to my Mother’s car.\u00a0\u00a0 This was a family project because we all get to enjoy the benefit of a clean better smelling car to ride in. My mother paid the kids for helping with hers so it was definitely a winning situation. I am basing my prices from my local full service car wash. A comparable package is $37 plus tax. I am subtracting $7 that we will spend at a car wash for the exterior wash, total saving of $30 a car times two cars is $60.<\/p>\n
Next, our trip to Michigan is coming up very quickly so I did some extra cooking today. The items I cooked will each reduce our need to purchase meals by 2 meals so that is a total saving of $100.\u00a0 Matt has a list of other items that we will be bringing with us that will make this trip even more affordable. I plan to post detail descriptions in addition to total spending and savings once we return.<\/p>\n
Matt is working at the coliseum this evening so the kids and I decided to go to a local church which was sponsoring a community day. The kids had lots of fun in the bounce houses and even a horse back ride.\u00a0 They provided a meal of hot dogs and hamburgers. The kids enjoyed 2 snow cones each for desert!\u00a0 Total savings $40.<\/p>\n
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Savings for today =$200!<\/p>\n
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Saving money often takes a little time. This Saturday, we spent time doing some things at home that will save us big money later in the week. First, we spent about 3 hours this morning cleaning and detailing our vans, … Continue reading