July was a long money month. There were five weekends and five Mondays. Thankfully, I ended up staying within my means and even had some extra money to put into my travel fund.
Best Purchases
1) New bathing suit at Target. I've never worn a bikini before and was in an "I don't care what people think" mood so I bought a bikini! I wear it every time I go to the pool or beach now!
2) Trashcan at Costco. Yes that was one of my best purchases. I'm picky in that I wanted stainless steel with a closeable lid. Do you know those things cost at least $50 if not more...even at Wal-Mart? Well, Costco had an eco-friendly, motion sensor stainless steel for $30. It went home with me that day!
Regrettable Purchases
1) Blackfinn Pub - I spent $9.00 on a glass of wine when I could have bought a whole bottle of the same wine for the same price at Total Wine.
I was quite the active little introvert during July, however, a lot of the activities included meals which made meal planning quite easy. Also, I was part of several work sponsored lunches which meant I did not have to plan to eat lunch those days. I still spent about $45 more than my food budget allows but that's okay. Month over month, I tend to spend less than what I budget for. Wal-Mart and Aldi for the grocery shopping win!
#moneywin - I switched my cell phone plan from Verizon (which only gave me 2 gb of data) to a prepaid plan called Total Wireless (still runs on the Verison network). The plan has unlimited talk/text and 5 gb of data. However, if you buy the prepaid card at Wal-Mart, you get another gb of data. So I went from having only 2 gb of data to having 6 and my phone bill went down by $27/month. #winwin
Best Purchases
1) New bathing suit at Target. I've never worn a bikini before and was in an "I don't care what people think" mood so I bought a bikini! I wear it every time I go to the pool or beach now!
2) Trashcan at Costco. Yes that was one of my best purchases. I'm picky in that I wanted stainless steel with a closeable lid. Do you know those things cost at least $50 if not more...even at Wal-Mart? Well, Costco had an eco-friendly, motion sensor stainless steel for $30. It went home with me that day!
Regrettable Purchases
1) Blackfinn Pub - I spent $9.00 on a glass of wine when I could have bought a whole bottle of the same wine for the same price at Total Wine.
I was quite the active little introvert during July, however, a lot of the activities included meals which made meal planning quite easy. Also, I was part of several work sponsored lunches which meant I did not have to plan to eat lunch those days. I still spent about $45 more than my food budget allows but that's okay. Month over month, I tend to spend less than what I budget for. Wal-Mart and Aldi for the grocery shopping win!
#moneywin - I switched my cell phone plan from Verizon (which only gave me 2 gb of data) to a prepaid plan called Total Wireless (still runs on the Verison network). The plan has unlimited talk/text and 5 gb of data. However, if you buy the prepaid card at Wal-Mart, you get another gb of data. So I went from having only 2 gb of data to having 6 and my phone bill went down by $27/month. #winwin
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