Summer is always a bit busy. The good weather means that everyone wants to go out and have fun, weekend festivals are in full swing and friends are able to stay out later to make use of the longer days.
When I was originally planning June it was a simple month. May isn’t over yet and so far we’ve got plans for every weekend in June:
Friend’s birthday: $100; Archery tag ($30/person), gift ($25), and gas. We’re going to skip the dinner portion of this.
Wine Tour: $60; I doubt I’ll spend it all but as a girlfriend is coming down that weekend the $60 includes any activities with her
Father’s Day hosting and tokens: $150
Hosting Family Barbecue for 12: $200
Baby Shower: $200 from Life Happens account
Crazy work week: I’m going to be working 13 hours/ day for a week. So I know I’ll be tempted to purchase lunch, buy coffee and generally treat myself. ML and I have chatted about how we’ll tag team this week to ensure that we keep our spirits up and budget down.
As it stands we’re going to have to get creative to keep to the budget we created for ourselves but it’s going to be fantastic.
How’s your June shaping up?
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Saving Without Scrimping 
Sounds like a fun month ahead; I’ll take some of that wine and BBQ! lol 🙂
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It definitely will be! I am looking forward to it
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Staying busy makes the time go fast. Bring a thermos of coffee to work with you and prepare meals on the weekend for the week. It is a huge saver in time and money. Good luck.
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Thanks!
I’m looking forward to the month but the crazy week is a bit scary. My overtime to prepare for it has begun now.
Your comment made me consider starting a “care kit” for it. I’m also going to reach out to the venue and see if they have a kitchenette where I can keep a snack stash.
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June is a crazy month for us. So expensive too! 😦
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Oh no! Seeing that I will most likely be over budget is good and bad. I’m prepared so I won’t beat myself up in July but it’s not nice seeing those numbers climb.
Good luck with June!
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I hope June can recoup some unexpected May expenses. We seem to eat less in the summer months, or maybe its me, i just am not that hungry. I have been adding cucumber slices and other fruits, to my giant water bottle, so it seems “fancy” without extra $.
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I love fancy waters yet never think to make them at home. That’s a great idea.
I eat less in summer too, I think the cold really does play a factor in our desire to eat.
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Yeowch! Crazy month and work! You’ve planned as best you can and strategised how to not let it blow out, so enjoy! All that won’t be worth it if it stresses you out more than the joy it gives you 🙂
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Love this post. I usually have a vague idea of what’s happening from month to month, but never actually sat down to plan them all out, might have to start doing that! Thank you for the idea.
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You’re welcome! I don’t always do it in such detail but when I saw how June was shaping up I knew I had to document it so I didn’t feel awful if I went over budget.
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