Budgets, Budgets, Budgets

Hi,

Have been feeling unwell for about two weeks and ended up in hospital for a few hours today. Really bad pain in my left  arm, nothing to worry about (thank goodness) apparently just muscle pain.


My biggest issue at the moment is trying to keep to a budget, not really me but my DH is finding it very hard. For example, I sent him to Aldi to buy a few items that we needed (eggs, milk and bacon), he came back with so much stuff (different vegetables, nails, a container, baked beans), the cost was around $73. OMG!!!! That is almost what I spend there for the weekly shop.

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I remember reading Rhonda's book, Down to Earth, (worth to be bought, great book) that it took a little while for her husband to 'come around' to her ideas. She just kept going, making the small changes and her husband started seeing the benefits. Fingers crossed that my DH will eventually 'come around'. I keep leaving Rhonda's book lying around and hope that he will pick it up and start reading. Please, please purchase this book it is a book that I believe every house should have.

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I know it will take sometime to change our habits, especially as we both are spenders.

There has been some many tomatoes coming off our vine, it is amazing. I have made loads of tomato sauces for our pasta. I really get a kick out of cooking things fresh from our garden. Also, I bought a goji berry plant about four years ago and it has never produced anything fruit, well I has started flowering and now has four red berries on it. I am so excited.

Have a great night and happy valentine's day.
xxx