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Well, my 20 euros for 20 days was a COMPLETE success! I had money to spare! I then proceeded to spend all of my Decembers food allowance on my holiday menu. Now I’ll begin to “rebuild” my food budget surplus. Last month I ended up getting 5€ less than I had thought because our […]
Depression Potatoes
Merry Christmas… watch this one!
20 Euros for 20 days part 2
Balance: 20€
Money spent:
11/28/08- zero
11/29/08- zero
11/30/08- zero
12/1/08- toilet paper 1,05€
12/2/08-zero
12/3/08-zero
12/4/08-chicken bouillon, 3,85€
12/4/08-lettuce, 1 kilo of tangerines, 1,80€
12/5/08-zero
12/6/08-zero
12/7/08-zero
12/8/08-zero
Well there you have it! I have spent 6,70€ to get us by with 13,30€ left to spend the next 10 days. We continue to eat well and frugally.
We did spend money on some Spanish ham, manchego cheese and holiday […]
20 EUROS for 20 days-Part 1
Here we go again! You probably wonder why I challenge myself this way. Good question!
In order to attain my goals in other areas, I have to work with the resources that I have. This time, my goal is to save most of my December grocery money until Dec.18th when our kids, Anita and Neil […]
More like character…
Dave Ramseys 7 Baby Steps
$1,000 to start an Emergency Fund
Pay off all debt using the Debt Snowball
3 to 6 months of expenses in savings
Invest 15% of household income into Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirement
College funding for children
Pay off home early
Build wealth and give!
Invest in mutual funds and real estate
Dave Ramsey.com
Baking Day
Last weeks baking/cooking day:
I made 2 kinds of cookies: White Chocolate with Almonds and Chocolate with Cranberries. White chocolate, cocoa and cranberries from the USA… thanks to Jesseka, Rebekah and Joye)
Ciabatta bread
Spanish Tortilla (potato and egg omelet)
Roasted potatoes (while to oven is on baking… might as […]
10 Ways I am saving money.
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In these interesting and challenging days, I guess we are all looking for ways to save. Here are 10 of my “moves” […]
Saving Money…
The Garden:
I wanted to tell you that my garden is growing very well. So far, we are eating radishes (well, I am, John doesn’t care for them) and all of our salads are coming from the lettuce I grow. I snip off just enough each day to make our salad. Did you know that radish […]
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