$100 for a week's worth of groceries when you are presently Mother Hubbard and the cupboards are bare. I ended up spending $135 and should have enough groceries for over a week. Of course this put me over my plan to spend $100 by $35.

Realism hasn't always been my strong suit, though I am trying to be a better predictor and planner (I am inspired by CampFrugal's post and should start my own list of things we need/want and come up with creative ways to see about acquiring).

An interesting thing to note: I was worried that in scaling back and tackling the increase in tuition and my medical bills, the kids would miss out on fun opportunties. But then DH pointed out that we aren't lacking in frugal fun and I'm just comparing the Jones' kids' opportunities with ours. My brother just called with four tickets for the White Sox v Detroit game on 8/15 - the hubster and boys are going - great parking and upscale tickets in a box and all. AND DH has five tickets for his company's free Jonas Brothers Conert next Thursday - each daughter can bring a friend and hubster can see the cast of Camp Rock II in person singing! Wa-hoo ...

Grand fun for next to nothing - parking and some snacks versus cost of tickets, well worth it!