Going better than expected actually! Not perfect, but better than we have ever done before. Week one of the envelope system is under our belt. We stayed within our $60 Dining Budget. We hope to cut that back even more. We eat out way too much, but we don't want to go cold turkey on this luxury. If we did, we might go into withdrawal one day and end up hitting every drive-thru on a binge. We know ourselves well enough to know that gradual alterations to our budget will help us make permanent lifestyle changes!
We did go over our $100 grocery budget by $8. (I had to steal $8 from the Target envelope. A huge no-no I know!) Considering groceries used to be $125 or more every week, I would say we are doing a little better. Not great, but better. I set this week's grocery budget at $92 to attempt to correct the overage.
So, the Target/CVS budget doesn't officially roll over until Sunday, but we still have $12 left to spend out of $60 in that category. When that budget does roll over you will notice a change from $60 to $40. There is no way we should be needing $60 a week for household cleaners/personal care products when I am couponing/CVSing.
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