Starting the Second Week
Well, we’re getting into the second week of our $56 in February challenge, and we’re both doing well.
Health
While we do get a little hungry before meal time, I think that’s absolutely healthy – we shouldn’t feel full all of the time – we aren’t sitting around hungry all day long. My weight is holding steady at what it was when we started (even though I lost about 5 pounds thanks to the stomach flu in the last days of January), and Chad’s only lost about 5 pounds as well.
Money
According to the schedule, we shouldn’t have spent more than $18 on food. We have consumed $15.40! We’re a little high while we’re having the scones for breakfast, but we’ve finished eating them, we’ll be back down to about $1.52 a day.
Food
The planning I put into this last month has really paid off. Thanks to buying in bulk, and our friends the legume, we’re able to get some pretty nutritious balanced meals. And we even have enough money left over to get cookies for dessert (I can make 24 snickerdoodles for only $0.99!).
Overall, we’re doing well. While there are definitely some foods we miss, this month is pretty important to both of us not only as a challenge but also as a reminder of frugality and a lesson in moderation.
