Saving Money

So I played the Grocery Game again this week and won. I saved 44% off my grocery run to Kroger last night and I even bough a little meat this time. They were out of brownie mix and deodorant that I had coupons for and would have gotten FREE. That would have helped my percentage a bit. But I'll just try again on Monday or Tuesday. It's not like either of those are a necessity or I am on my last one. I have about 6 boxes of brownie mix and 4 deodorants in the linen closet so have no fear I will not be stinky and without chocolate. What a horrific scenario!

I am saving money daily by no longer drinking or enjoying Coke. It's a little sad really. I do actually miss the refreshment factor. When we went to Sam's yesterday I got lemonade and it wasn't even good lemonade. But I drank it all the same. I am grateful for what I have.

I have been reading three books these last couple of weeks. The first is the Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I got it from the library then didn't finish it so I bought my own copy and have been slowly getting through it. Slowly mostly because I am trying to read two other books at the same time. I am not good at that at all, reading multiple books at one time. Not sure how I got through college really. The second book on my nightstand is the The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home. It called to me from the shelves at Target one day. Not that I am all that busy but I do have a love for organized so I snatched it up. The final book that I started last but finished first is Learning to Live Financially Free. I follow the blog of the author and thought I'd check it out. It took a bit to get here with free shipping from Amazon but it was worth the wait. I am trying to write a review for her that I will post here this week and also on Amazon.

We are having a good week here as a family. Fred was gone but for a short week. The weather was more good than bad. We made some final arrangements for our Disney trip in June yesterday. Fred found us some great tickets with miles left over from his manic travels days with NWA that are now useful on Delta. He has arranged a brief rental car for just $15 for our final day there. We may even try to get to the Space Center for the afternoon. The boys are at such a good age for it. We may not commit just yet and play it by ear with the weather. He also booked two free hotel rooms at each end of our trip right near the airport. We arrive a day early and leave a day after our reservations on Disney property. It all makes sense to us but does add a bit of a new factor to efficient packing. We'll make it work. We always do.

OK, off to do laundry and run Nic's watch to Target for a new battery. It's been wonky on him for a few weeks and I promised. Here goes.