In January 4, my family and I are undertaking a challenge. Can we live of of just $400 for an entire month? Scott and I have always been frugal, but are fortunate enough that we can eat according to our cravings rather than our budget. From January 4 to February 4, we will adhere to a strict $400 budget to feed our family of four, which includes a preschooler and a toddler. Will we be able to sacrifice luxuries like Coffee, ice cream, fruit juice and snacks? Will our children accept an absence of Pop Tarts at the breakfast table? Will we be able to create nutritious and cost-effective meals for an entire month? We'll see...
You might ask yourself, why subject yourself to depravity if you don't have to? Well, why not? Scott and I would love to find cost effective ways to feed our family. We are lucky that we can afford to feed ourselves in any manner we choose, but what if our financial situation was to change? What if Scott lost hos job? What if we, like millions of Americans, couldn't afford to feed our family? 2 years ago, Scott lost his job and was without work for almost 7 months. It was a stressful time and our eating habits reflected it. We ate a lot of boxed mac & cheese and other low-cost, high-fat foods and our waistlines suffered. We would like to have a nutritional "do-over," a chance to make smarter decisions, both nutritionally and financially and to prove to ourselves that we can survive and thrive on a lot less.
Tomorrow...Why 400?
I happened to run across your blog. I have to say, you sound rather like rich people playing a game that some of us have to live every single day. Wanna hear OUR game? We live on $200 or less EVERY SINGLE MONTH for our family of 5. Don't fool yourself into believing that you are doing something amazing. Shame on you.
ReplyDeleteShame on YOU, chirois4kids! How dare you judge someone without even knowing them or their situation. I think what Kellie & her family are doing are commendable, I know we couldn't do it..I've tried!
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