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When do you start shopping? What do you do for a budget and do you stick to your budget?

This is the first year that we have already started shopping for Christmas. This is also the first year that we have ever had a budget where we are keeping track of receipts and seeing if we are sticking to a budget. We have decided to start spending a little on Christmas every month since we made our budget last month.

Thanks to Costco, and Fred Meyer was are staying on budget and getting getting some money back. Both stores have a membership where you get a percentage back of what you spend. You have to spend it in their store but we will no problem. I get all of my fresh produce at Costco. Saving Saving Saving that is what I like to do.

I’m going to have this post at midnight, but it won’t have the sponsors or the link back to MomDot until I get up in the morning.

Saving Time Doesn’t Always Save

When I was pregnant sleep meant everything to me. Let me re-phrase that. While I was pregnant with my second child I would do anything for 20 minutes of sleep. I was also trying to keep my daughter busy.

So we were going around trying to find places to go and things to do. I would get everything ready the night before. I would know where everything was and have directions printed out.

One morning we were all ready to go. I had snacks, sunblock, everything. I went to double check the directions and I laid my wonderful coffee on the table (in a to-go mug). I hear ah-oh. And I look behind me and Zoe had tried to drink my coffee. I don’t know how she didn’t burn herself.

Needless to say, there was coffee all over the floor. I hate being late. I absolutely hate being late. I did everything the night before to save time, and one little thing threw everything out of whack.

What do you do to save time?

What about a package of Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash potatoes. Save time, by not pealing. This post was written for the Parent Bloggers Network.