Well, this past week was a bust. I was $40 over my goal. Eeep! I know what took me over, dog treats, shoe spray, birthday gift and an item that requires upfront cost, but should save me money over the long run.
I had mentioned that I was buying jugs of water for drinking water, but when I first started buying them, I was distracted and didn't properly calculate the costs of other options. The jugs I buy are 1 time use, then I recycle them. Well, this past week I decided to take a closer look at some other options and decided to (slowly) switch over to refillable jugs. These jugs have a 1 time cost of $13 for the jug, but the refill on the jugs is 1/2 of what I'm currently paying. Once I've collected all the jugs I need, hopefully this can help to lower my grocery bill, even if it's only by a few dollars, everything adds up.
This week is my meat buying week so I'm really hoping I can keep my other costs down.
