Our April Challenge - a 30 day Budget Diet

Just for shits and giggles, I challenged my family that for the 30 days of April, we were going to keep track of every cent we spend. We are going a budget! No Red Box rentals (we already pay for Netflix), no pizzas from Hy-Vee unless it is already in the grocery budget, no dinner or lunches out unless you pay for it with your weekly allowance. No trips to Target, no trips to Walmart, no trips to Best Buy, no trips to ANY craft store, no more multiple trips to Hy-Vee each week.

Now we had to exempt a couple of things because they were planned before we decided to do this.

1. My Silpada show on April 13th from 5:30 to 7:00 (I'm not planning on spending any money, I'm planning on earning what I want, but I do want to have snacks)

2. Any supplies that may help us organize the garage.

I really don't think this is going to be that big of a hardship, we have a stack of movies 3 inches tall (just DVDs, no cases) that we haven't watched yet. There is a freezer full of food and God knows, I don't need a single thing from Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Archivers or Memory Bound, nor do I need any article of clothing.

I'm really curious just how much money will be left in the checking account on May 1st. We haven't decided what to do with that extra money, will we just save it?, or will we put it toward our summer vacation? or will be put it toward a home improvement project? Will see......I'll keep you posted.

Came home today and decided to go for a long walk around the ponds in my development. Once around the pond closest to us is 1/2 mile and I have various routes planned out. Today I was going for intensity rather than a long walk, so I decided to jog as much as I could for 30 minutes. A year ago, I wouldn't have even been able to go 20 feet, now every time I do it, I go a little farther.

On the iPod Playlist today:
Feelin Way Too Damn Good - Nickelback
Snakeskin Cowboys - Ted Nugent
Got No Shame - Brother Cane
King of Pain - The Police
Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) - Big & Rich
You Make Me Wanna - Alice Cooper