Sunday, July 30, 2023

Week 30 of 52 WWS WWA

   I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week  I have a plan of going to a baby shower and bringing a smoked chicken. I am also taking myself out for pho while my husband is out of town.

We spent:

Aldi 125

In total  125


We ate:

Ribs
beef and broccoli
chicken


That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

July 265.2

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 2229.86

21 weeks to go

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Week 29 of 52 wws wwa

  I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week  I have a plan of going to a baby shower and bringing a smoked chicken. I am also taking myself out for pho while my husband is out of town.

We spent:

aldi 63.75

In total 63.75


We ate:

porterhouse steaks
finger licking ribs
creamy dijon pork skillet


That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

July  140.20

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 2104.61

22 weeks to go

Monday, July 17, 2023

Week 28 of 52 what we ate what we spent

  I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week  I have a plan of going to a baby shower and bringing a smoked chicken. I am also taking myself out for pho while my husband is out of town.

We spent:

aldi 58.52

In total  58.52


We ate:

porterhouse steaks
smoked chicken
dinner with friends
salads

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

July 76.45

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 2040.86

23 weeks to go

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Week 26 life's big adventures

 My theme word for 2023 is Adventure, and to that end, I have some goals for 2023:

Adventure

  • Go camping
  • Go fishing

Health

  • Beat the you vs the year 2023
    • I am already at 527.09 km and 51% completed
  • Eat 75 %  AIP  - doing pretty good with this

Financial

  • Read ten books I already own
    • Something to Believe In by Jenny B Jones
    • Can't let you go by Jenny B Jones
    • Forever your girl
    • Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance

  • Only spend 3000 on groceries for the year
    • 1982 in total spent for the year

Spiritual

  • Read six spiritual books-
    • I am going to be doing a sugar fast in lent, based on the book The 40 Day Sugar Fast
    • I guess I haven't learned that yet
    • Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful life
    • Uncommon: Finding your path to significance
    • Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead
  • Meditate daily- I have to do better at this, I would give myself a C
Already Completed: 

Adventure

  • Take an intro to sailing lesson So much fun
  • Take a trip with a girlfriend to NYC and see a play in JanuaryTrip was amazing
  • Hike the Billy Goat Trail- I completed part c of the Billy Goat Trail this year and I am calling this done after falling twice (it rained the day before)
  • Travel to KY for work and see where the colonel first started

Health

  • Get down to 165 before the wedding in June- yeah, I am starting to worry this may not happen meh, this is not gonna happen

Financial

  • Save 60k in long term emergency fund- rethinking this goal goals change

Monday, July 3, 2023

week 27 of 52 what we spent what we ate

 I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week  I have a plan of going to a baby shower and bringing a smoked chicken. I am also taking myself out for pho while my husband is out of town.

We spent:

aldi 17.93

In total  17.93


We ate:

one pan egg roll
beef and broccoli
steak fajitas

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

July 17.93

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 1982.34

Saturday, July 1, 2023

What we spent what we ate week 25 of 52

 I have a goal this year of only spending 3000 OR LESS on groceries while also using up things in my freezer/pantry. I will recap the week at the beginning of next week.

This week  I have a plan of going to a baby shower and bringing a smoked chicken. I am also taking myself out for pho while my husband is out of town.

We spent:

Harris Teeter 75.75

aldi 106

costco 101.19


In total  282.94


We ate:

hamburgers/hot dogs
chicken
bbq

That is the plan and I cannot wait to update this to see what I have actually spent.

June 347.67

May 500.76

April 148.94

March 416.98

February  278.02

January total (including the weird fifth week) 314.26

Total spent for the year so far: 1964.41