Category Archives: Big Budget Experiment

Happiness

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jane

When I got back to America at the start of November, I tried to live for one month on $500. It wasn’t easy at all, especially when the car repair bill for over $300 came. I pumped my gas $1.01 … Continue reading →

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What’s next?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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Everything Purchased (for $500)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

Want to know what you can get for $500? In addition to a place to live, you can get: @font-face { font-family: “Times New Roman”;}@font-face { font-family: “Courier New”;}@font-face { font-family: “Wingdings”;}@font-face { font-family: “Nimbus Roman No9 L”;}@font-face { font-family: … Continue reading →

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Final Breakdown

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

May as well learn something from the budget, right? So in case you’re interested, here’s the breakdown for my spending over the last month: @font-face { font-family: “Times New Roman”;}@font-face { font-family: “Courier New”;}@font-face { font-family: “Wingdings”;}@font-face { font-family: “Nimbus … Continue reading →

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So what can you get for $500?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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Down to the Wire

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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It’s only 7pm, soooo….

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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Can’t believe I came so close

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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And then there was a Miracle

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

I swear to you, a real miracle. This budget was meant to be. www.toothpastefordinner.com   @font-face { font-family: “Times New Roman”;}@font-face { font-family: “Nimbus Roman No9 L”;}@font-face { font-family: “DejaVu Sans”;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; … Continue reading →

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More Christmas Shopping

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Jane

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