Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Summer's Here
And you know what that means?Kids camps!
So in addition to all the crazy stuff we have to do each week to keep our schedules running smooth, we now throw in basketball camp, kids' camp (instead of daycare) with daily field trips and fun.
Tonight I gave Walmart almost 100 bucks just to get started on this project.
Lunch boxes and food and freezy things.
I made some changes this year. So tonight I'm staying up watching a movie while I pack a week's worth of lunches. Those little snack ziplocks are godsent!
Can you imagine how much I'd save by buying normal sized bags/boxes of foods then making my own individual portions? Well I did the math, cause I'm OCD and needed to prove it to myself before I went whole hog.
So by buying big cans of fruits instead of fruit cups, then making portions - big bags of crackers/chips and you guessed it making portions - frozen cans of juice to mix up and put into reusable lidded cups - this week alone I saved $29.55. Please keep in mind that this week is three days worth of food. Holy crap. That's not counting the stuff I already had in mind from my pantry! Woohoo....
Now I can totally justify the extra money spent on camps....well that and since I can't be with them during the summer days, they might as well have a blast!
Embrace your inner Scrooge!
Labels: Burb living, Shopping
Read or Post a Comment
<< Home