I am sitting here at 10:44 PM wishing the boards were more active. I am missing the thread about no spending. I really enjoyed that thread. It was rather motivational to me and I enjoyed checking in on everyone's progress. I guess I felt like part of a group reaching toward a common goal. With more than $23,000 in debt, I do not feel very much like part of a group. I feel like the only person striving toward THAT goal.
I put together a grocery list tonight and I should be well under my budgeted amount for the next two weeks. I will shop on Friday. I went through my freezer and I have enough meals in there for 16 dinners, so I will not need to buy any dinner foods. I only need to buy fresh produce and dairy and lunch foods. Oatmeal and yogurt is all we need for breakfast. I need to think about school lunches for the second of the two weeks. I haven't had to do that for a while.
I have purchased all the necessary school supplies, though my youngest son's daycare is likely to come up with a few.
I am thinking about doing a no-spend two week challenge for myself starting on Friday. I think I could get DH to play along. I can't think of any birthdays or anything that would mess it up. My best friends are teachers as well so they won't be wanting to do anything these next few weeks. It's time to veg for the rest of our break and then that first week back is always really draining. We never want to do anything after work that first week back.
I'm going to go search out some interesting blogs now. 
Bored
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I just finished looking at the grocery store ads and making a shopping list for tomorrow. I hope I can really reduce my grocery costs this month. So far so good.
August 10th, 2006 at 11:25 am 1155209117
One day at a time - "success in no more than a few simple disciplines practised every day" - HANG IN THERE - you will do it.
Bronwyn
August 10th, 2006 at 11:33 am 1155209612
You're not alone in facing big debt. Some of us are further along than others, but most people can identify with your experience in digging out. I'm half-way through the final 12 months of my five-year plan, so I'm living proof that it can be done. I'll also admit that it's not all fun & games.
That's especially true after the initial excitement has worn off, the first gains have been made, and you look around with that what now feeling. That's why I favor a balanced approach rather than a crash diet. I have to have rewards and satisfactions along the way as incentives to keep on keeping on.
Slow and steady gets me to the goal. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Don't let yourself burn out. We don't get in deep overnight, and most of us will take some time to get out. And life needs to go on as we do.
Cheers.
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