I never did use my free coffee coupon at the airport and decided to save it as my reward for good grocery shopping. I love to give myself a little reward for staying on budget. It is usually a giant Diet Coke for a $1 at McDonald’s, but I thought I would use my coupon instead and stay true to the challenge.
The grocery shopping took much longer than I had anticipated though so once again I find this coupon is still waiting for me for when I need a little pick-me-up.
I budgeted $250 for groceries and I spent $219, leaving me just enough for our milk money for the rest of the month. I tried to cash on the coupons that I have been hording for a rainy day. I hope that we can stay on budget and I can prove to myself that with good discipline and thoughtfulness that we can put away more money than we thought.
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Great job Amy! Blessings!
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Good job, Amy! I can’t believe it’s already the middle of the month – you’re doing great!
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Groceries are always are toughest budgeting item in our house…they add up so quickly.
Great job for coming in under budget!
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I just wanted to mention that, here (DE), McDonald’s is giving away free McCafe all month during breakfast hours, no purchase necessary. Hope this helps someone.
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Amy, you are truly inspiring me! I have thought it was impossible to do a no spend month, esp while traveling! And time and again, your dedication and commitment have inspired me. Way to go!!!
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Elizabeth- When I finally cash in on my coupon, I am going to ask if they honor that here. Thanks for the tip!
Kate- That is SO sweet! I am really proud of us so far and love getting to share about this with all of you. Thank you for your sweet words!
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Amy -
Keep it up! You’re halfway there! Where did you make your shopping list? It is neat! I’d love to make mine like that!
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Just wondering.. how does the $219 last? 1 week or 2?
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Karen- I got a SmartShopper to review and that is how I made it. It is a cute little gadget that would be fun for a holiday gift. Here is a link to it:
http://tinyurl.com/byfr8e
You just talk into it and it makes a list. It needs to recognize your voice so it took a little work for me. I think I must have a high-pitched whine or something, but it is finally working now
I try to talk like a man in it and then it picks up my voice 
Ha!!
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Letters to Elijah- That should last close to three or four weeks, hopefully. I usually spend about $250 for a month. We ate down our pantry these past two weeks though to help stay under budget with the No Spend Challenge so I may have to bulk it back up
I hope that helps!
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Great job, and so smart leaving some extra milk money. We always run out of milk at our house. You are almost half-way finished!
Toni
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Yeah for you!!! You are half way through and have done amazing!!!
What a great little reward to find yourself with a FREE coffee coupon too!
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Nice work Amy! This no-spend month has been such a great opportunity to cook around all the extra stuff sitting in our pantry (how do I wind up with this stuff? lesson learned!). It’s so freeing to be rid of it, and fun to find a new recipe to cook!
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