Challenge…Two Days Later?

Yesterday we had a delicious pork roast dinner.  I made it the day before in the crock pot and stored it in the fridge.  I knew I would be at work late and normally we might settle on pizza or some other take out, but the challenge doesn't allow for that.  This is a simple recipe that is inexpensive and delicious.  I bought a pork tenderloin, it was pre sliced at Kroger for less that 5$.  One can of Campbell's golden mushroom soup and frozen carrots.  I season with a little Mrs. Dash.

I am doing pretty well in the challenge.  I packed my lunch both days.  And tonight I met my friend at my dad's house to see about doing some electrical work and my dad invited me to stay for dinner.  It was really nice!  My kids have been packing and so has my husband.   We ran into a little glitch yesterday when my oldest daughter needed to order a book online from Amazon for school.  So that was a completely unexpected expense, but it was only about 20$, that is cheap for a college book.
Where I work we have vendors come in all the time with items for sale.  This week it was the 6$ place.  Many of the items cost 6$.  This is nice for people who want to get a jump on Christmas shopping.  Sometimes Dillard's comes in there too.  They have shoes, purses, clothing, make up and perfume.  Expensive stuff.  People love it because you can use a payroll deduction.  So you can buy a 200$ purse and take it out of 6 paychecks or whatever and "you never even miss it."  I have not used this service.  I mean it's really tempting.  I have browsed more than once and tried on shoes.  It is a nice service.  But it can really get you into trouble if your not careful.

I am really glad that I am doing this challenge.  I am also grateful that my family is on board.   I think it is a learning experience and I think it will make us more aware of how we waste money.  I read an article from crown ministries yesterday.  It warned of an impending recession.  It said that there is a 55% chance of a moderate recession and it can last a moderate amount of time.  The author of the article stated that after spending an extensive amount of time in China and Asia he feels like there is an even greater chance that it will happen!  "China is definitely slowing down."  You can read the article at http://blog.crown.org/handwrtingonthewall/stock-market?  

By the way,  my youngest daughter is getting sick.  Probably a nasty cold.  I had one that lasted almost a month.  I even had to break down and use the "Little Clinic" because it wasn't getting better.   I will probably be buying some over the counter remedies, and I certainly pray she gets well without a visit to the "Little Clinic"  I hope you all stay healthy.  And I hope this rain ends by tomorrow because I signed up to do the Alzheimer's walk.  

 THIS PICTURE IS FROM THE 6$ SALE AT WORK