the happenings of the day

This weekend I had to go school clothes shopping for both of my kids. To do this and not spend a fortune, my son agreed to use his backpack he had last year, so I just had to buy my daughter one, because this is her first year. I bought most of the supplies on sale and only bought clothes that they needed, I did this a little at a time the past month and got most on sale. I have also decided that this year my son will eat the lunch at school instead of taking his lunch, he gets lunch free through the federal lunch program, saving me about $40 a week. I managed to get clothes and supplies for the kids for around $100. I was really surprised, but pleased. My next mission: try to find a bunk bed for my daughters room, hers is rented and replacing it will save me about $100 a month.