A comment on being frugal

I haven't posted for awhile because not really much going on. Just basic day to day living. It's been really hot & humid here. We've been having high 80's - low 90's temp with 70% or more humidity. Yesterday the heat index was 100, today it was 102! I've mostly been staying indoors since it's so hot. Playing yahtzee on my computer, watching the tube or reading other Rver's blogs & a good book. I also been spending some time lazying around the pool.

This morning I went to the beach before it got to warm. There was double red flags but that didn't stop people from being in the water. I sat in my lawn chair where when the waves came in I could feel them on my legs. It felt great and watched these little white fish swim around my feet. Didn't stay long enough to get burnt, then spent the rest of the day lazying around.

A comment one of my readers made has got my thinking cap on ... Hmmmm .. being frugal. I thought my purchase at Wal-mart i posted awhile back was. But, maybe to some it wasn't???

I always try to find the cheapest stores to shop at and usually i try to remember prices and where to buy things for the best prices. With the rising gas prices and it's domino effect. I've decided to see how hard it is to live on a limited budget. So for the past 3 weeks I've set a budget and have been staying within that budget.

I set a budget of $130.00 a week daily living expenses. This includes fuel for the tow car, food H.Hold items, laundry & what ever else is needed. I did not include repairs, insurance, cellphones, campground fees or anything like that. For now I'm working on the daily living expenses to see how cheaply I can live.

In this budget i have not limited junk food that we like. It's not like I'm a high spendersand buy a lot of toys or things not needed. Instead what i have tried to do is limit the evening meal to $5.00 a night. Then with the extra money in the budget i buy junk food and lunch items.

I've been making up a menu the past 2 weeks and i try to stick to it. Sometimes i changes what days having what. Here is what I had this past week.

Sunday .....
fried chicken tenders ( i bought boneless chicken breast)
mac & cheese (made from scratch)

Monday ........
Ham & beans
Corn bread (made from scratch)

Tuesday .....
bbq pork
Potatoes & carrots

Wednesday ......
grilled chicken legs
mac & cheese (made from left over ingredients)

Thursday .....
P. Steak
Pot Salad (made from left over pot above)
Baked Beans

Friday ......
Pizza night - (Little Caesars hot and ready)
this is our spoil night

Saturday .....
spag
bread stix (made from scratch)

I filled the car up at $45.00
cig's .... $10.00
laundry $12.50
groceries $ 62.00
Last week's groceries included all the above ingredient's needed plus ice cream, pop sickle's, soda, kool aid, sugar, tea, lunch meat, cheese, chips, milk, cereal, laundry soap, snack cakes, head lettuce, bottled water, & dog food.

Total expenses for the week $129.50 ... I stayed within my budget and still ate what I wanted. At the end of the week if there is any money left over, it goes to savings.