We're just a couple months into our Total Money Makeover, but we've already figured a few things out. Now remember, we're SLOW learners. There is probably nothing you will ever read here that you haven't heard somewhere else.
It's all about being organized. Duh, right? Well, we WERE organized with our money before. We knew how much was coming in and how much was going out. We had spread sheets in Excel, made grocery lists, etc.
But that's not the organization I am talking about.
We have saved an amazing amount of money by organizing our time and home!
- By getting everyone to bed on time we're able to wake up earlier and eat breakfast. This has saved us from eating out for breakfast AND from over indulging at lunch time/snacking unnecessarily.
- By keeping the laundry organized we keep track of all those little boy and baby girl socks. This has saved us from running to the store for another package of socks, only to look under the couch a few weeks later and find all those that were missing!
- By packing up left-overs immediately after dinner we get tomorrow's lunch prepared. Obviously this has saved us from going out to eat for lunch.
- By reading grocery store ads, making lists, and checking for coupons we save money at the store. In the last 2 months I have not made a single "shoot-from-the-hip" purchase at the store. You know the ones I'm talking about..."Oh those Cadbury Eggs sound so good, I'll just grab a couple bags..."
- By regularly sorting through our closets we keep track of our bars of soap, boxes of tissues, tubes of toothpaste, etc. This has saved us from buying things we don't need.
Organization has been the key the last few months! In fact, I'm down to only two trips to the store each month. I use to go once a week and spend at least $125 each time ($500/month). Now I'm spending just $150 each trip ($300/month)...That includes diapers and formula. AMAZING!!!
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