Budget July 27-Aug 9

I'm combining two weeks to get caught up. Also you might be like, how can you post a budget when it's August 4th? Because we spent all the money by August 2, so...we are enjoying a few days of a no spend challenge. Adulting is such fun.

What We Spent July 27-Aug 9

Budget: $1400

• Pandora Subscription: $13
• Trash Pickup: $26
• Brian Phone $35
• Internet $20
• Credit Card Payment $246
• Nintendo Game for Reuben (downloaded) $10
• Walmart Gas $32
• Savings $100
• Tithe
• Azure $300
• PJs x2 for Each Child: $72
• Cleets for flag for Eldest Child plus pair of slip on shoes: $118
• Walmart Groceries: $217
• Gamestop: $52
• Foodlion Run: $18

After all that we had $72 left and I bought becky a pair of sandals on our credit card with a pair of shoes for Esther and a pair of shoes for Reuben that was over the amount of money sooo... I'm going to put that on next week. 

In my defense, I wanted to get all the fall shoe buying done all at once! Everyone's feet changed sizes. Becky is a 2 now, Reuben is a woman's 7.5 (he's half a size away from me!!!) and Esther is a toddler 9. Now they all have fall shoes on the way and I think their mama is the most excited.  Anyway, it was fine and will fit in next weeks budget BUT spending before the week hits its never a good idea. I don't know why I do it except for that I have a hard time waiting and because I can.  

Once again we spent all the money in the budget. I really want a week where I'm like wow, we have 500 left over! But I have only myself (and I guess my husband, we shop mostly together) to blame. 

So, I suppose I could have tried to thrift the PJs. I went to goodwill twice last month and tried that and found one pair for Esther but nothing for the other two. So I just bought them new from the Carter's website which I think is pretty affordable, they have sets of 2 for only $24. And they have good sales. But this is me criticizing my budget after the fact and yes, I could have spent more time searching for deals. But I'm not perfect and it was easy just to order them and I know the quality of their cotton Pjs are fantastic.  

My husband is the one who took the kids to GameStop and he picked up another copy of Animal Crossing New Horizons so we can play together, and he also got a squishy hello kitty ball for Becky which wasn't needed. 

For Walmart we stuck to only food items with one exception: Esther got a fuzzy bluey blanket. She needs a blanket now that she is older and I don't worry about her suffocating herself, and with fall coming it seemed like a good idea. But we could have waited.

And that's a wrap. What did you buy this week? It's kinda crazy to put this online but I am learning a lot by writing it all down and when I know I have to report it later, it does help me say no to things I know I really don't need.