I’ve officially challenged our household to not spend any money in August. Even if one of us happens upon the best acne treatment ever, there are only three situations that warrant the exchange of currency:
- gas
- groceries
- bills
I’m even going to take the challenge a step further, and limit our grocery consumption to $25 a week at the regular grocery, with the rest being purchased from Aldi.
Would you like to join in? How much do you think your household can scrounge together by the end of the month? I think we can save at least $500.


















[...] So, we blew our August challenge the second day into August. My husband needed a new dress shirt for an important interview (important = bigger salary) and while we did stock up on necessities at Target and Costco (toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies), flowers, dog treats, and two huge clamshells of raspberries also followed us home. [...]