Reflecting on February

Wow! February has come and gone. What a great month it was. I reviewed my bank statements online and have noticed a few things:


1. I didn't meet my goal of only spending $100 on groceries. I actually spent $181 but I'll take it!


2. We did go out to eat once as a family. It was last Sunday and it was in celebration of a family member's birthday and the first day Camryn went to church. My husband had fast food twice in February on his way to his second job at UPS. This is a vast improvement over the last two months. I know it is because I am cooking again after really struggling with that during my pregnancy.


3. I had no baby expenses except for two co-pays for her well-visits. No formula (we're breastfeeding), no diapers, no clothes, etc. We are still stocked up on all of those things!


4. We re-established our $1,000 emergency fund after blowing through it during December.


5. My online spending was much better! I bought a book, Nike's for Caleb, and a CD for my husband. All for less than $25. I think that's all we bought.


6. I met my goal of the February Change Challenge. The kids will total up all of the change tonight and we will go buy the water heater blanket tomorrow.

7. I learned a lot about buying organics and I will continue to learn more this month.

8. I earned $25 from selling stuff online, $55 from google adsense, $25.10 from payperpost, $75 from commission junction, $10 from cashcrate, and $53 from ebates. Total earned $243

How was February for you?