To be honest, I’m almost ready to quit after the first month.

I started out well by using coupons, shopping sales, cutting subscriptions in half, finding thrifty alternatives to items, and even canceling an unnecessary appointment. We were gifted $40 in groceries the very first week of the month too! I was on a roll!

The second week Jared saved $61 of his travel stipend by packing food on his work trip and I returned a swimsuit I didn’t need. Again, I used coupons but then I got sucked into summer sales. I felt I was doing the right thing by shopping ahead but I still spent more than I felt good about. And then we got an unexpected vet bill…

The third week we got hit with unexpected household expenses and an AC repair on our van. Shopping at Dollar Tree and returning a bento box from Amazon just didn’t do enough to offset those huge bills.

So this week we have a spending freeze on to hopefully salvage our goals and we will start fresh next month. I did sell some items on consignment and was able to use the store credit for some children’s items. That felt like a successful shopping trip. 🙂

How did your June savings turn out?