Budget Feb 14-27

Esther helped with the budget this week.

Last week and this coming week I was determined to not pull out any money from savings. Can we do it? We better, because we need to save money not spend it. 

Here is what we spent.

Feb 14-20th, Budget: 1,150

• Credit Card Payment: $300
• Electric Bill $266
• iCloud $10
• Hot Yoga $95
• Tithe 
• Youtube $23
• Walmart $154
• Postmark $23
• Gas $31
• Givens Books $26
• Etsy $88
• Amazon $62
• Bone Broth $30

The total for this week was $981 leaving $169 in the budget for next week. What did I buy on Etsy? I bought cards. I write a lot of letters and I love to have these on hand...the kids use them too. This was a want buy and not a need. I have no excuses. The Given's Book expense was also a want--I took the kids out to hot chocolate there and bought Esther an all-done-with-nursing gift. I do think this small outing was good for the moral of our family. Amazon was three things--a attachable bedside shelf for Becky's bunk bed so she can have her water cup sit next to her in bed and not have to climb up and down, (it's foldable! hopefully it works!!) a pair of bedroom slippers for Becky so her feet won't be cold, and a pack of colored pencils. 

Feb 21-27th, Budget: 1,319

• Save for Raw Milk Payment $100
• Save for Piano Lesson Payment $100
• Save for Cog Brain Payment $100
• Audible $23
• Waterbill $71
• Tithe 
• CRB Phone $25
• Subset $137
• Barton box 3 $415 
• Car Tax Bill $70

I forgot we needed a Barton box soon, or I wouldn't have bought all that underwear for the kids, and one bra for me from Subset. We love this brand tho. They are wedge-free, cotton, and comfortable. If you are prone to wedgies in underwear, check them out. It's perfection. 

But, because of that and buying the Barton box, this leaves $228 for gas and groceries....can we do it?  It will be hard. And I think we need diapers...We are about to go grocery shopping and I'm going to see how much cash I can find to use first! If we go over, it will come out of the $300 savings I was planning on banking up for future purchases next month...but no pulling out of our emergency savings account anymore. I will update this post next week with how we did.

Update Feb 21, 2:30 pm--we spent $100 at Krogers. Yay! Leaving 128 for gas and whatever else we need this week.