Got a good deal on two gifts for the younger two kids for Christmas--shopping is coming along.

Spent 25 dollars at Superstore buying essentials and items to update the kids' earthquake kits for school.
We are under our month's grocery budget by 18.00...I am very pleased! Next month I'll be starting the envelope system for spending money and groceries. I think that I'll split the spending money into clothes, meals out, and miscellaneous. Since it's the first month, I know things will change as I go along, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them!

Took the kids to school, did some work for fundraising, tied roller blades for kindergartens, went to Costco, picked up ds5 at 11:10 from kindergarten, went out for Thai food with a friend and ds5, came home, made a grocery list, went shopping with ds5 and dh, came home and prepared earthquake kits, stuffed flyers into newspapers for dd9 and ds11's route...sat down with a cup of tea and at 3:30 went out to help dd and her friend finish the paper route. I have to work 6:30-3:15 tonight--UGH!

I don't think that I did anything to save money today. I did get a coupon for Lysol toilet cleaner that I had sent away for a few weeks ago...maybe that counts. No, it doesn't because I wouldn't have bought the product anyway. I use bleach in the toilets. I will take ds's leftover lunch to work for dinner so I won't spend any money there.

I think that tomorrow will be another no spend day and that will make 12 for September. Friday is hot lunch at the school and I will go help with that. I organized it for 3 years, and stopped this year, but I should go and be there for moral support just in case. Ds5 will have lunch there so I will pay for that, so Friday will not be a no spend day.