Budget Boot Camp Week 2

This weeks challenge was to make a shopping list and stick with it. Really do people actually shop without lists? I am so scatter brained I wouldn't remember ANYTHING I went in there for. My problem is just buying ONLY what is on my list. This requires a fair amount of planning which I know. I have been coupon shopping off and on for the past 2-3 years.
I went to one of my favorite sites GrocerySmarts.com. You can read more about my couponing experiences if you really want!
Anyway I went to my favorite site and I looked at the grocery lists and my menu. Because remember I planned that last week. I then matched the sales with my coupons (this was NOT part of the challenge but since I have some experience with it I did it anyway). I double checked with the hubs to make sure I didn't forget anything then I ventured out. I was very lucky because my husband was home and I was able to go to the store with out three children in tow. Believe me they are so distracting! Anyway.... I am pleased to say I stuck to my list and I saved $90! Just shopping the store sales and using coupons. I spent around $125 but I stocked up on laundry detergent and bought almost all of the food for our vacation this week!
Just so you know my husband is not usually so involved in my budget adventures but he has been on vacation for the past few weeks and it is nice to have him around and help out. It has made it easier on me. I highly recommend involving your spouse in the budget. I know that may sound obvious to most of you but at our house I am in charge of our budget, my mistake is not involving my husband in every purchase. I am going to be much better about that from now on.
If you want to join me in this journey please click on the button above or head on over to Mummy Deals and In Good Cents to kick your budgets butt too!

How to get Urine/Sweat stains out of your Mattress

If you have kids you have pee stains I know it. If you don't lucky you or you are a liar and in denial. I have pee stains on more than one mattress. I also have sweat stains on pillows because well I sweat a.lot . It's a gift I know. I digress. Anyway I have tried many different ways to get urine/pee out of mattresses and I have been very unsuccessful so I did a google search and what do you know? Another mom had pee stains too. So I borrowed her recipe and it totally worked so I am sharing it with you. All you need are these few house-hold ingredients and a spray bottle. I bought a really expensive one (NOT) I used one I had for my kids hair. It worked great. You will need: 3 Tablespoons Baking Soda 8 ounces Hydrogen peroxide 1 drop dish soap Mix together well and use right away. My mom discovered that if it is not mixed well the baking soda will clog the sprayer. You also can't store this apparently it doesn't last in the bottle and it is no longe

Master Bedroom Makeover Board and Batten

I highly recommend a few items although you don't HAVE to have them it just makes this project go so much faster. I bought a pancake compressor with three nail guns included saved me on this project and a miter saw. I bought both from Home Depot and they didn't pay me to say that it is just where I happen to shop. I actually had this all measured out and went to Home Depot and they cut the mdf primed boards for me. However I later purchased the miter saw and was then able to cut things right here at my house. The nail gun I used is a 16 gauge gun that can shoot nails up to 3 inches. I used a 2.5 inch nail to cover the thickness of the board and wall. Ok so I recommend deciding how you want your boards spaced first and measure and mark on the wall where you want them. I tried to do every 16 inches because that is how far apart my studs were but then I realized my wall wasn't an even length and so I have some that look a little off on the ends. Lesson learned

I heart Faces Week 47~ We heart tooshies!

I am trying this again. I never win but it is fun to enter and see everyone else's photos. Go on over to I Heart Faces to see more entries.

Rudy Family Rukus~Parenting tips and humor meet in one big "rukus"

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