The $5 Plan

 Earlier this year, I posted Ways We Are Cutting Back.
I just listed some general tips and ticks that we were trying out in our house. So far, so good!
Within that post, I also mentioned the $5 savings plan; which is, every time you come across a $5 bill, you save it, rather than spend it.

And I did. I saved all my 5's from the month of January in a coffee tin - because I'm classy like that.
And the running total of the $5 bin for January? $35!

Yeah yeah, I know what you're thinking. $35? That's it. You have to start somewhere and I am proud of my accomplishment. Think of it like this, if I continued to save AT LEAST $35 a month for an entire year... I would end up saving $420 at the end of the year.

Budgeting and saving and couponing and living frugally won't save you tons of money overnight. You have to work at it and be committed, which I am. And I'm proud of my whopping $35!

If y'all have any budget ideas or savings tricks, feel free to share!