photo credit: DesignByRaul

Remember when I said that I was going to track every penny we spend? Well that didn’t happen. So I came up with this fantastic idea that for the month of March I’m going to publicly display on my blog every penny we spend. If that doesn’t help keep me accountable, I don’t know what will.

I am a little nervous to show everyone just how much money we’re spending, but I think it will be a good exercise. I’ll be able to see where I need to cut back and view exactly where our money goes. It will be easy to track the debit card purchases, but I’ll have to make sure that if we use any cash that I document that as well.
Here’s my spreadsheet:

Date Amount What was purchased

I’m hoping that this is a beneficial exercise! If you’re interested in joining, I’d love to have some support.

Would you publicly share every penny you spend? Is that too embarrassing?

photo credit: Orin Zebest

I am hoping that this day is the slowest Sunday ever! I’m planning on a trip to a local natural foods store and hopefully hanging out with my BFF who is in town for the week. I’ve also got some projects to finish around the house (isn’t that always the case?!) but other than that it is going to be a relaxing day.

This week I helped my friend Kelly @ The Centsible Life redesign her site. I really enjoy designing! I am available for hire if you’re interested.

Here are some of the posts I enjoyed this week:
Health Care For Kids When You Can’t Afford It @ Eliminate the Muda

Installing Hardwood Flooring Yourself to Save Money @ PT Money

Rise of the Women Breadwinners @ Money Funk

We’re Making Double Payments – Why Is the Interest Still So High? @ Out of Debt Again

How to Be Frugal With Your Time @ Being Frugal

It doesn’t have to cost that much to have a baby! @ Sense to Save

People went crazy over these two posts this week:
Where have all the Housewives Gone?

You Can’t Afford Kids

Have a great week, everyone! Be sure to leave a link in the comments to posts you think I’d love.