Restaurant meals seem like a good first target in terms of bad habits we should probably break. My youngest child is 5, and she lives with me all the time. My 10-year old is with me every second week. This week we're all together, and I am feeding our family of three.
I have placed our first 7-day family challenge chart on the fridge, and promised both children $10 gift cards at their favourite book store if we can make it through the week without restaurant or take-out meals. If the challenge is met, we'll spend approximately $200 less than the last week the three of us were all home.
Update, December 2:
Challenge met. Kids received their gift cards. Hooray for teamwork.
