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I love doing updates.  It’s fun ~ more fun when I’ve been “good.”  LOL I made a Sprout’s run and it was $101.  I used one of the tiny carts and usually I don’t spend as much that way so I was a little disappointed it wasn’t closer to $75 but I guess that was…

First Friday of August! My pantry challenge is going well!  We celebrated a birthday yesterday, and I cooked dinner mostly from the pantry.  I did need to pick up a couple of jars of pasta sauce (for my baked ziti, and for K’s gluten-free single serve pizzas she makes) and I bought string cheese, salami…

First Friday of August! My pantry challenge is going well!  We celebrated a birthday yesterday, and I cooked dinner mostly from the pantry.  I did need to pick up a couple of jars of pasta sauce (for my baked ziti, and for K’s gluten-free single serve pizzas she makes) and I bought string cheese, salami…

We’ve paired these down a LOT over the years.  They used to take up an entire hall closet!  For a few years I kept them on the bookshelves in our family room, but in the interest of reducing visual noise, after we put in our new floors and got the room back together, I felt…

Where does the time go?  Do I say that a lot?!  🙂 I’m taking a month off from my “low-spend” challenge, at least on paper.  I’m going to continue the mindset but will take a break from the actual logging of {almost} every expenditure. I’m doing two other things that I think will help foster…