To Sum It All Up

So, several readers have asked how things are coming along with "The Game." The Game is my frugal attempt to use up and rotate the food in my freezer and pantry. My goal was to spend a measly $25.00 per week for food (non-food such as paper products and cleaning supplies, etc. excluded) during the month of January. A lot of excess food in my freezer is from the holidays and we have really been cleaning it out this month. In fact, I have really been happy with the results.

Well, until at least until this weekend. In the interest of full disclosure: WE BLEW IT! I wish I could blame it all on my husband's addiction to Sams Club but I was right there with him. At least we have supplies to last a week or two plus the rest of the "hoard" still in the cupboards.

The lesson learned? I am thinking more about our meals rather than throwing something together at the last minute or running out for takeout, I am planning ahead and using up what we already have. I also took a lot of canned goods still in date but things I knew we wouldn't use, to the food bank. It has been a cleaning out process and that is a good thing (as Martha Stewart would say.)

So, I forge ahead, planning meals but with a much bigger budget than January. It made me feel good to make do and be more frugal. Now, for the month of February, my game is to put no more than $50.00 on my credit card. I think I can do it! Could you?