Day 4 of the $75 Week Goal

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I see that 4 of you think I will succeed, and I appreciate the support!

If you are still with me, following my progress as I try to earn an extra $75 this week... well... I have good news today- I'm nearly 1/2 way there!

My total at the end of today is $31.45

The biggest bump today is from an offer from Associated Content that came in on an article (already- woo woo!- that was quick as they can vary on response time.)

eBay is pretty stagnant... hoping that changes as the auctions draw to a close, but the good news is that I have bids on all three items listed, which makes me happy. I will do a more in-depth look at the eBay items after the auctions close and share my best tips for listing and so on with you.

No surveys today (that is bumming me out as I usually manage to find more- just slim pickings this week - of all the luck!) Survey Spot is totally bumming me out these days too. Is anyone getting any paid surveys from them? All I keep getting is contest entries, which I have yet to win in.

Okay... here's the chart!




Looks a lot better that day one :)

Three more days to go- here's hoping I can pull it off!

Hugs,
Barb

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Quest for $10 or Less Shopping- Day 3

I spent zero dollars on 55 Prints from CVS today- woo woo! Thanks to a deal I found on fatwallet.com, I believe. (Love that website!)

The biggest thing I'm craving right now is diet soda, but I'm refusing to budge on my $10 or less goal at the grocery store this week. I have to purchase lettuce in the next day or two for tacos... but am borrowing a few tomatoes from my neighbor as mine are still green.

Dinner tonight was potato soup and beer bread (yum! recipe for bread below.) Which used up one of the two bottles of Bud left in the fridge from when one of our relatives came for a visit. :) Breakfast was whole grain waffles and still using up that lunchmeat for lunch.

Are you inspired to do a $10 Shopping week, yet? If you are, let me know - I'd love to share the journey with you!

WHOLE WHEAT BEER BREAD RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (if you don't wish to make the whole wheat version, just double the all-purpose flour to 3 cups and skip the whole wheat flour.)
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt and brown sugar. Pour in beer, stir until a stiff batter is formed. It may be necessary to mix dough with your hands. Scrape dough into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

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What's For Dinner?

I have decided to save money on groceries this week (I'm really good with coupons and such, but I've decided to make a goal of spending less than $10 on Groceries for the next two weeks) ... so, I'm determined to use what's already in my fridge, freezers, and pantry to make every meal this week.

Should be a fun challenge! I will be reporting throughout the week on my progress and any tips and tricks I find/learn along the way.

Care to join me?

Tonight is Shrimp Pasta for dinner (picked up $4 bags of shrimps during a summer sale!) With some noodles, diced tomatoes from the garden, and herbs... yum!

Breakfast and lunch are easy today as of course, we have cereal and lunchmeat to use up. Will be getting more creative with ideas after we use up the lunchmeat. :)

Hugs,
Barb
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