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Christmas Savings Club | June Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On with the June meeting. How did I do in June? Our monthly goal for Christmas savings is $100. At the beginning of June, I was able to transfer the $100 to our savings account, however we had a lot other gifts to purchase in June and I ended up using some of our Christmas money to cover the money spent.

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

At the beginning of August, I was $100 short from June when we used some of our Christmas savings for gifts that were needed that month. I''m happy to report that I was able to reduce our grocery spending in August by about $50 and I''ll put that money in our Christmas savings. Thanks for reading.

August 100
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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

Family Balance Sheet

Our grocery spending crept up to about $500 a month during the summer. I planned my menus, but I took my eye off the dollar amount and ended up needing to shift some money from other categories to pay for groceries. Also, if you’re blogging about the Grocery Budget Challenge, feel free to leave the link in the comments.

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