Yes, we may be a little late jumping on the bandwagon, but life has necessitated this change.
I am now doing all of our grocery shopping on a budget.
A very strict, this is how much cash you have for the month and when you're out you're out, budget.
And I must say... as much as I didn't love the idea at first, it has definitely made me a more responsible shopper.
Responsible grocery shopping is not my forté.... I like to splurge.
I like to buy what I feel like buying, not just what I need to buy.
But we all know that kind of mindset is dangerous. Very dangerous. (Unless you're name happens to by Ina Garten or Giada DeLaurentiis, of course!)
Today was a real test of my budget shopping.
I needed to do a big Costco-run, and I had a very tight window of cash in which to get everything on my carefully calculated list.
And then I walked in the door... and saw the display of Breaking Dawn DVDs.
Uh-oh.
That was definitely not on my list. My very tight, we have no extra money and this has to last us until the end of the month, list.
So, I did what any responsible mom would do....
I sacrificed the boys' goldfish crackers, and the family's bacon and lemons.
We can survive without those until next month, right?
A happy mom = a happy family, or something like that?! :o)
Do you shop on a tight (cash) budget? How or when do you splurge??
