tam hodge

 

Hello again, savvy savers! So, for Day 3, and keeping with our I challenge you all to find new ways to Dine Out At Home!

For for me, I used today’s challenge to create a copycat meal, that could later be used with materials I had on-hand! Here’s my menu:

• Tossed Salad, with Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing, by Dessert Now, Dinner Later
• Copycat Olive Garden Toasted Ravioli, by Copykat Recipes
• Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak Copycat Recipe, by Whisk Together
• MAPLE WALNUT BLONDIE, by Recipe by Girl Who Ate Everything

So, with items on hand, I would be able to pull this meal together, for my husband and I, for under $10.00! Compare this to the retail price of $64.18, minus gratuity and tax, for this same meal! This meal will be on my menu for my April no-spend month challenge, as my current meal plan is already in place!

As well today, I was also able to accomplish:

1. I woke up at 6:45, walked my fur babies, showered, & dressed to my shoes, grudgingly. (Thanks, Flylady!)
2. Worked on my daily Motivated Moms Planner.
3. I finished one day of  clerking assignments.
4. I read part of a new review book.
5. I finished the last chapter of an awesome new book, “And Now I Choose,” by Tam Hodge.
6. I finished today’s Day 3 No-Spend Challenge!
7. I cooked from my pantry, three times.
8. I finished five product reviews.
9. Read my daily devotional.
10. I organized my dining room.

So today I saved:

• I was able to subscribe to a new, free magazine subscription, which will have a combined savings of $11.00.
• I completed 2 surveys online via Ipsos-iSay, and earned a $1.00 towards my next Amazon gift code.
• I eat at home three times today, saving our family $8.91. 
• I recycled, upcycled, and composted one bins of deluge and saved $0.25, the cost of 1 trash bag. 
• I reconstituted older Scentsy bricks into new wax melts, and saved $4.50.
• I received $21.32 worth of product review items, which can be placed in my home gift closet!
• I also did not watch cable tv, and saved $3.68 by doing so.

So, overall today my family saved: $50.66

This months savings goal remaining: $757.75

 

Now that’s a full day! Stay tuned for the Day 4 Challenge tomorrow!

Here’s to saving,

 

 

 
Challenge Links:

• The 31 Day No Spend Month Challenge!
• February No Spend Month Challenge: Day 1 (Commitment & Pantry Organization)
• February No Spend Month Challenge: Day 1 Recap
• February No Spend Month Challenge: Day 2 (Menu Ideas)
• February No-Spend Month Challenge: Day 2 Recap
• February No-Spend Challenge: Day 3 (Dine Out At Home)