Every year when lent arrives I always contemplate on what to give up. This year, I decided to give up alcohol, which is really not a big deal but I also decided to try and feed our family on $40/week. My husband thought I was crazy when I told him about the idea but I thought it would help me budget better when I went to the store. On Tuesday before lent started, I decided to stock up on a few things just in case we had friends over! I didn't want them to go hungry. When Ash Wednesday arrived last week, it was time to put this budget into high gear.
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| Shopping at Hy-Vee |
I usually do my grocery shopping on the weekends, so Sunday little-C and I headed to Hy-Vee. Knowing I was only on a $40 budget, I only took my license so I could drive to the store and $40 cash - I left everything else at home. I received the cash idea from my friend
Laura. She has a great post on her blog about the "envelope system"- check it out!
Once we arrived at Hy-Vee, little-C grabbed a min-cart and off we went. We picked up some pears, apples, squash, bananas, sweet potatoes, frozen blueberries and frozen cherries. As we approached the checkout line, I had a bit of a panic attack because I thought...what if I don't have enough money to purchase the groceries in the mini-cart. I asked myself, could there really be over $40 in the mini-cart?
