It’s time for the first budget review of my 2025 low/no buy… it’s been a good one.
It’s time for the first budget review of my 2025 low/no buy… it’s been a good one. 😁
Some small wins:
📱switched my phone plan to mint at 50% for the first year for $180 – I was paying $90 for 1080 a year
🍲 stuck to the dining out budget and fast food plan 🙌🏻
Total saved: $573 (after much recalculating) – a big win!
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Come along for a Hot Pot dinner for two with appetizers and a boba for him 😊 As part of my “Year of Less” project, I am trying to stick to two planned dates per month as a way to enjoy dining out, and keep the cost within reason, while making it feel special.
Total cost for this date (including tip): $59.59
What’s your favorite cheap date?
In an effort to spend less and be better prepared for migraine days, I’m back to my old ways and shopping with the intent to meal plan/prep. Join me for two, low spend, intentional grocery hauls as I re-evaluate my relationship with food spending. Plus, a few examples of the meals I prepped 😄
The big haul should last most of the month, allowing me to fill in the gaps with less.
🛒 January 3rd
BJs Wholesale haul
Buying in bulk at BJs to get meal prep essentials, replacements, and a small splurge.
Total: $162.29
🛒 January 13th
Wal-Mart haul
Filling in the gaps, buying ingredients for soup making, essentials, and cat food 🐈🐈.
Total: $131.03
my December budget review and recap of my 2024 low/no buy savings challenge
Join me for a review of my December budget and a recap of my 2024 low/no buy rules and goals. Plus, all the ways I failed at sticking to those rules, and realizing that those categories are not the real problem at all.
December was another $0 savings month, but that was expected.
My biggest challenge this year was dining out.
My No buy rules for 2024 included:
NO beauty bath hair accessories bags, etc. clothes tea books stationary fragrances excess consumables
Overall, I failed, but my spend in these areas was not as bad as my dining out spend.
marginalia and such 