It’s been a fun week over here, and I am so sad that Halloween is over.
We had lots of Halloween parties (3 total),
went trick or treating,
bought some Halloween sale items (check out my budget holiday decor tips here),
and even started Christmas shopping!
I bought a few items on Amazon with gift cards to get a head start on Christmas shopping for the boys. I’m holding strong to buying one present a week. It was especially nice to buy both of these through gift cards that I got through blogging. This is what I got this week (both are affiliate links):
and Mix it Up
I’m so excited about both of these presents! I think Santa will leave them for the boys to share.
I got a little treat in the mail from a friend, Nicole, who sells Posh products. It was so nice to get a little treat! I’m trying some now and I’ll save the rest for my own stocking stuffers.
As for the rest of our budget, we did pretty well even though we hosted 3 Halloween get togethers. All of them were potluck style so we didn’t even go over budget for food this week! Gotta love potlucks!
The only downside to potlucks is all the food waste. We wasted a good bit of food this week, especially dips. I hate eating food that has been left out for hours. I can handle an hour, but 3 is a little too much!
I don’t have pictures of the wasted food, but here is a recap:
half eaten salsa, half eaten hummus, and the very end of some guacamole.
We did do well eating a lot of the leftovers from our parties! We had pumpkin chili for days.
In loan news, we are in the one thousands this week. At this point we will have it paid off by December 15th! How exciting! We will probably buy a little less for the boys this year in order to make this happen.
How did you do this week?
I, on the other hand, am happy that Halloween is over! The families on our street have an unsaid decorating contest for Halloween…and they are not pleasant decorations. The neighbor directly across the street has dismembered baby dolls hanging from his tree! Our 3 year old is now old enough to understand and comprehend and she is all of a sudden terrified of the dark…I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it happened at the same time all the creepy decorations went up!
Your family’s costumes were super cute! Our week was a little rough…we spend $300 on a vet visit for the dogs, my sister-in-law’s baby shower is this weekend and we bought her the stroller she wanted ($250), and my car needs brakes. While all of those are budgeted, it’s still no fun to spend almost $1000 in a week!
Oh no! Sounds like a really rough week!
I would have been very upset about those decorations. I’m all for a little bit of scary stuff during Halloween, but that is way too creepy.
Vet visits were always my least favorite part of owning a dog. I’ve been wanting a cat lately, but this was a reminder that maybe I’m not ready again!