November was a calm sort of month.\u00a0 We all enjoyed several days of vacation visiting with Haley and David and of course lots and lots of food! We are seeing the effects of inflation especially with the cost of food, both eating out and at the grocery store.\u00a0 Overall a good month which allowed me to think and start to strategize for the next year.<\/p>\n
Groceries\u2013 budget amount is $700\u00a0 Not Met!<\/b> $1021.06 is an accurate number that includes a drink stock up. I would like to significantly reduce the cost of our groceries this month with the goal of $100 however I will be averaging out grocery spending for the year and increasing the budget to include that amount.<\/p>\n
Auto\/ Gas. My goal is $400 a month.\u00a0NOT met!<\/strong> $522.34\u00a0 We did see gas price start to decrease at the end of November. I am going to have to look at the average and adjust the budget accordingly!<\/p>\n Cash Envelope system- Goal Met!\u00a0 Our checking account is currently being used to pay bills.\u00a0 We are using cash for everything else except gas!\u00a0 Definitely an eye opener!<\/p>\n Blogging- 15 post per month.\u00a0 Managed to include 13 this month!<\/p>\n Exercise days-\u00a0 \u00a0yea no but a shot at the end of November should help with Disney walking!<\/p>\n No Spend Days-No idea! I am wondering if I should eliminate this as long as we are using cash?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" November was a calm sort of month.\u00a0 We all enjoyed several days of vacation visiting with Haley and David and of course lots and lots of food! We are seeing the effects of inflation especially with the cost of food, … Continue reading