So...2 weeks into this...and trying to stay the course...it is getting harder...but I knew it would.
My busy time at work is about to end, but we leave immediately for a trip several states away for a family wedding. So this is going to be tricky to stay on budget, though we should only have one night in a hotel since we have been elected to be the "pet keepers" out of the family so we get to stay with the soon to be married couple! I can feed some kitties and walk a pup to keep from shelling out hundreds to a hotel over this long weekend!
Good points for last week...I did use $150 in gift cards towards new tires for my husband's car last week...and he found the best place to get them, so they were $700 versus $800...so basically, $550 out of pocket.
I managed to save my daily iced tea money 4 out of 6 days...so not perfect, but better.
I had to buy some heartworm meds for the doggies, but there is a $5 rebate, since I bought a year supply (which with 2 pups ends up only being a 6 month supply) so the rebate is in the mail...these rebates etc is what I have been using to add to savings...little here, little there, it adds up!
I am still working at getting a budget together and through all these conversations with my husband, I found out he forgot to pay a couple utility bills, so that is extra out of the account this month, and things I am going to keep track of so that does not happen again! And once we have a budget and a calendar laying out due dates, we will be able to check bills off easier!
But all in all, I feel better then I did 2 weeks ago. My head is not in the sand, and I am figuring a way to get the debt monkey gone...just will not happen soon enough for me, but every month the debt goes down is a good month! And so that is my goal this month, even with this wedding trip etc...to see the debt go down when I post the beginning of May!
Anyways, just had not posted and felt the need to pop in and say I am still here!
Trying to stay the course...
April 16th, 2012 at 07:53 pm
April 16th, 2012 at 10:32 pm 1334615577
Even if your trip in May causes some unexpected expenses, don't let that upset or move you off your goal, we all have set backs. I know you can smack down the debt and stick with your plan.
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April 22nd, 2012 at 07:37 pm 1335123449
Jerry