1) To not eat out or at least to not pay out of pocket, with the exception of tips. If you want to treat the family to a meal out, we will make sure we have a gift card to cover all of us.- We did great with this goal and didn't pay out of pocket to eat out in the month of July:)
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3) Not to use any of our credit cards for 2011. To pay cash for everything.- I did use my credit cards a couple of times in July. Am determined not to touch my credit cards for the month of August.
4) To lower our grocery budget. Our current grocery budget is $400 month for our family of 6. Our goal is to lower that amount and to save the remainder.- We spent $247.76 for the month of July and had $150 leftover. We took $90 out and used that on Nathan's birthday presents, a new pair of shoes for me (my last ones were falling apart and I got a really good deal) and were able to purchase books at Goodwill and Salvation Army. We were able to put away $60.
5) To create a monthly meal plan for our family, to purchase most of our groceries at the beginning of the month (with the exception of fresh fruits, veggies, milk and other perishible items) and do more freezer cooking- all while staying below our current grocery budget.- Doing well with creating monthly menu plans. No bulk shopping this month as we are eating out of the pantry and freezer.
6) Unclutter the house and become more organized:)- This goal didn't go well for us this month- hope to get more motivated in August.
7) Lose weight- I need to get motivated to lose this baby weight.- I did great on vacation but lost motivation when I got home. I ended up losing 12 lbs:) Need to get motivated in August.
8) Morning devotions, prayer time and more bible reading- Doing great with this goal
9) Monthly date night with hubby- whether we go out or stay at home, pop popcorn and rent a movie- didn't do the whole date night with hubby in July :(
10) To spend quality family time together. With everyones schedule and us running all over creation, I would love to spend more quality time together- no tv- us playing games, talking, enjoying each others company- We did this on vacation and enjoyed spending time with one another.
11) Not to use our dryer to save on electricity and lower our electricity bill- Did great with not using the dryer. The weather has been so beautiful and the clothes are being hung on the clothesline:)
12) We want to unclutter, which goes with #6, sell unwanted items, pay off as many credit cards as possible- 1 at a time, which goes with #2, find a bigger house and sell our current very small house:) This is a huge goal and one we are working very hard to achieve along with all the other goals listed above- We hope to have better luck in August. We are still looking for a bigger house closer to my dad. We have faith the Lord will lead us in the right direction.
13) Pay off credit card #2- still going strong with this goal- YEA!! :)
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