Well - I am officially "over budget" for the year. I've gone over my $2000 budget by about $80 as of September. I am still waiting on roughly $150 in rebates to come back to me.
I've also been helping out some friends over the last couple months because they were going through rough times. They are back on their feet and are asking to pay me for my help! I said NO - I wasn't expecting anything in return for my help. They showed up earlier today with gift cards to my favorite stores and homemade baked goods!! It was a wonderful surprise!
My goal for October is to purchase everything using the gift cards - NO MONEY OUT OF POCKET! We will see how that works! I'm also hoping to get my totals up weekly again. Now that the beginning of the school year has calmed down - I'm hoping I can get this done more consistently now.
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We are a family of 5 - with kids ages 11, 8, and 5 - plus 3 dogs. I am a SAHM. I also provide much of the items for my parents household as well. It is just the two of them and their dog. I have been couponing for over 10 years and have it down to a science now. I spend about $200 a MONTH for our household and my parents' household.
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Totals by Month
2011 Budget Challenge ($1500 for the year)
$938.88 budget remaining ($113.93 rebates outstanding)
April $85.42
April rebates $0.00 received, $65.93 mailed, $41.95 lost
March $178.87
March rebates $3.98 received, $0.00 mailed
February $120.03
February rebates $100.95 received, $0.00 mailed
January $180.78
January rebates $126.71 received, $18.95 mailed
2010 Actual Numbers
$1800 Budget; $1708.47 actual ($143.91 of rebates outstanding)
2009 Actual Numbers
$2000 Budget; $2107.97 actual ($63.97 of rebates outstanding)
$938.88 budget remaining ($113.93 rebates outstanding)
April $85.42
April rebates $0.00 received, $65.93 mailed, $41.95 lost
March $178.87
March rebates $3.98 received, $0.00 mailed
February $120.03
February rebates $100.95 received, $0.00 mailed
January $180.78
January rebates $126.71 received, $18.95 mailed
2010 Actual Numbers
$1800 Budget; $1708.47 actual ($143.91 of rebates outstanding)
2009 Actual Numbers
$2000 Budget; $2107.97 actual ($63.97 of rebates outstanding)
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Common Couponing Abbreviations Cheat Sheet
- B1G1F - Buy 1, Get 1 Free
- BOGO - Buy One, Get One
- Cat = Catalina (coupons that print out that can be used on your next purchase)
- ESR = Easy Saver Rebate (Monthly Rebate book from Walgreens - also has Walgreens store coupons in it)
- Insert coupon - coupons that come in Sunday newspapers
- IP = Internet Printable coupon
- OOP = Out of Pocket (how much actual money spent)
- peelie - coupon that is attached to products at the store
- RR = Register Rewards (coupons that print out at Walgreens that can be used on your next purchase)
- winetag - coupon that hangs from a wine bottle at the store
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