January's No Spending Month challenge is finished! I think we did pretty good. No new pieces of clothing were bought with the exception of pants for my daughter (less than $5, bought with a gift card); and also the free leather cleaner I bought for free with a surprise store credit. I needed socks, but if we wash our laundry on time, I can get by with what I have. Haha. I also needed pants. I have two pairs of jeans that I can wear during the weekend. But I only really wear one pair because the other one is ripped jeans(the only pair of pants that still fit from my pre-pregnancy days and I'm not sure how to style it). Ever since I had my baby, I've gone up a pant size. oh well, no one noticed that I've been wearing the same pair of pants every Saturday.
We finished off the month with a huge dine out expense; $204 for my birthday dinner last night. In our house, birthdays are a big thing. I invited a few friends to a fancy restaurant, where we dined on delicious food and have fun conversations. Life isn't about accumulating things, it's about cultivating relationships and creating memories.
We spent another $70 on grocery in the last week of January, this includes the $30 at Target. I think we did pretty good in this area. I thought we were going to hit $400 total for groceries but we didn't. Yay!
February Forecast: February is going to be a huge spending month for us.
1. Lunar new year ( 02/8/16), as a married couple we are expected to give out red envelopes.
2. We're driving up north to visit family.
3. We are getting the Disneyland annual passes ($849 each with the 2 wk black out date).
4. A snowboarding trip to Mammoth.
I will document every dollar spent in February.
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