So, although not a no spend day, I did well.

My Mom took me for breakfast and bought me two shirts and 3 pairs of earrings for my birthday next week. I bought 2 skirts and a pair of shoes with the money from my Dad. My work clothes have to be quite dressy, so my wardrobe is building up nicely. I hate wearing the same few things over and over... We had a really nice time together.

Went grocery shopping with ds5 and spent $72.00. I think I'll make the monthly grocery budget but it will be tight. Dh wanted to buy chocolate syrup the other day for chocolate milk but I vetoed it and then found a recipe on the net and made it as a surprise for him today. It was delicious-Hershey's better watch out!

Things I did today to save money:
1) Made homemade sushi for dinner instead of ordering it. Turned out great, we all pigged out, including dd9's best friend.
2) Made chocolate syrup from scratch instead of buying it.
3) Ate leftovers for lunch instead of starting a new meal from the pantry.
4) Bought huge quantities of flour and sugar because they were on major sale (even though I'm not out, now I should have enough to get me close to Christmas, when I'll have to restock for Christmas baking). I can now start my mixes.