Mid-Month Update

As I mentioned earlier, I am working on a Power Savings Month in which I am hoping to only spend $160 for the entire month (and put $200 in my can).

I recently went to the grocery store to pick up some mid-month essentials: milk, produce, yogurt, toilet paper, and a box of pasta.  While I was there I saw a great deal on Desitin diaper rash cream in bulk.  With baby #3 on the way, I could not pass up the deal and I shelled out $15 on a (regret-free) impulse buy.  Baby #3 also prompted an impulse buy of a full size rotisserie chicken.  For a Power Savings Month, most of our menus are vegetarian.  For those of you familiar with pregnancy, protein can be a strong craving.  So, $5 turned into that evening's impulse dinner.

Where does that leave me for the month so far?  At the beginning of the month, I spent $140.  Mid-month, I spent $50.  Total so far = $190.  If I could have avoided the Desitin and chicken, I would have spent $170.  Shucks.

Nevertheless, not too bad considering I usually spend between $250 and $300 a month, but I am still over what I planned on spending.  If I can make it through the rest of the month without buying anything (which I think is very possible), then I will have thrown $170 into the can.

Not a bad chunk of change for some small sacrifices.