Happy new year everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday season! We certainly did.

One of my resolutions this year is to really tighten up about eating out. It's hard working full time and having the energy to come home and cook and clean, but it's something we were absolutely terrible about in December. I cringe to even think about it, but according to mint.com we spent almost $900 eating out in December alone. Ouch!

We have a cruise booked on February 3- so the challenge to my family is absolutely no dining out from today until then. This should save us more than enough to cover the cost of the cruise (it was $199 per person) and all of the tropical drinks for 4 days.

I'll be posting regularly about my challenge, and the meal plans and recipes that come along with it! Wish me luck!! ;-)