Living on 1500 for one year
On the news tonight I saw where a family of four is trying to live on $1,500 for one year and she is going to blog about it. I checked out her blog and found lots of good ideas that a lot of people can use. With the economy the way it is this might just help a lot of families.
Living on $1,500 for one year
"On 1/1/09, my family (2 adults, 1 preschooler and 1 toddler) decided to create the challenge to live on $1,500 for one year for groceries, household items and personal expenses (haircuts, medical co pays). I started diligently using coupons in July 2008, and we built up a decent stockpile last year. Our 2009 goal is to make the most of what we have in our household and see if it is really possible for four people to survive on $1,500 for one year.
There are a "rules" we have established with this challenge - We will maintain a healthy lifestyle for our family, be completely honest when reporting our spending and savings, maintain a $0 dining out budget until our 7th wedding anniversary (12/28/09), have a minimum of five $0 days per month (days when we do not spend any money) and subtract any "found money" (survey $$, unexpected gifts, etc.) from our current spending.
In addition to our daily progress, I will also blog about current deals and rebates, parenting tips, cooking on a budget and other interesting topics that come up!"
To accomplish their goal Heather and Bourne Spooner have developed a new system of shopping that includes stockpiling foods and paying close attention to coupons and sales.
(attn: her website has been closed down this morning - if she opens it again we will let you know)
posted by Shaggy D at
10:56 AM
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5 Comments:
Could you please take this story down. Thank you.
Heather
Do you know why it was taken down?
I'm not sure why it was taken down. I read online that they had gotten some threats for some reason.
but... was all this true?
The question should be who was ultimately behind the threats? Was it large corporations wanting the general public to continue the gross overspending that occurs month after month on unnecessary food items? Could it have come from governmental powers, realizing that a price conscious awakening of too many Americans in our current economic state could further impede the recovery? I would love to know the truth. The family shouldn’t take down their blog because of threats. I hope that they will be strong and stand in truth by continuing their blog and helping the countless number of American families that are truly struggling in today’s current economic situation.
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