by Millie Copper | Jan 25, 2010 | food thoughts, Shopping Trip
This was a big spending week. We had planned a dinner out at the new Olive Garden with some people from church for next weekend but other peoples plans changed so we went this past weekend. We had a wonderful time but that one dinner was a big portion of our spending...
by Millie Copper | May 28, 2010 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, Shopping Trip
I’ve done the bulk of my grocery shopping for the month and wanted to share it with you. Our food budget for the month is $505 and our month runs from May 23 to June 22 to coincide with my husband’s once a month pay. I’m starting the month with a...
by Millie Copper | May 25, 2012 | Budgeting, Money v. Time, Shopping Trip, Someone Else's Shoes
Wrap Up! Money v. Time has now concluded. This was the most recent installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. While this experience was slightly different than usual since for the Money part of the experience we used my family’s actual food budget...
by Millie Copper | May 14, 2012 | Budgeting, Money v. Time, Shopping Trip
“The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.” Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) Week 3 of the ‘accounting’ report for the money part of the current installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes (boy, that is a...
by Millie Copper | May 7, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Money v. Time, Shopping Trip, Someone Else's Shoes
“The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.” Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) Week 2 of the ‘accounting’ report for the money part of the current installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes (boy, that is a...
by Millie Copper | Apr 30, 2012 | Money v. Time, Shopping Trip, Someone Else's Shoes
“The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.” Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) This is the first ‘accounting’ report for the money part of the current installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. This part is a...