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A new day...back to savings

August 11th, 2006 at 02:04 pm

Today is payday! Yay!

DH got about $140 in overtime money. So that brings my checking account padding to $286.84. My goal is to have that amount remaining in my checking account at the end of this pay period. I know most people would hate to have so little in there, but it is a good start for us. That number needs to keep on rising! I would be comfortable with $500 padding. After that, anything above and beyond needs to go to the cards.

Today I need to:
Pull out cash-
$200 for groceries- put in envelope.
From FA- $25X2 for gifts, $60 for Dr. visit and $60 for money I stuck in there until my friends got home from vacation. (Deposit money that came to us but needs to be split between us. Why am I explaining this???) Ok, so from FA I need $170.

Put $100 on gas card.

I can't think of anything else I need to spend money on in the upcoming two weeks. So after everything is taken care of, we should be good for a challenge. We need to get DH's lunches under control though. He's a big boy and I rather think he should take the responsibility of making sure he has lunch the night before, but seeing that he DOESN'T means I need to. It will be easier when I have to start thinking about the kid's packed lunches again. I'll just make his lunch too. But I rather resent having to mother DH too. Thankfully in most situations I do not feel like this, but come on! Plan your own lunch!

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4 Responses to “A new day...back to savings”

  1. ima saver Says:
    August 11th, 2006 at 02:20 pm 1155306031
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    We have been married almost 30 years, and my dh makes his lunch every day. I am so glad!!

  2. Kris10leigh Says:
    August 11th, 2006 at 02:28 pm 1155306516
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    I know! I just might make him read this post tonight. He makes his own lunch when he happens to be at home during the lunch hour, but as for having to plan ahead...well Heaven forbid! He's going to be gone from 7:30-3:00 today, and of course he is going to be eating out.

  3. boomeyers Says:
    August 11th, 2006 at 07:02 pm 1155322948
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    I stock up on the frozen microwave meals and cans of soup. DH just grabs it on his way out the door.

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
    August 12th, 2006 at 07:10 am 1155366621
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    My husband can look in a refrigerator full of tons of stuff to eat and not see anything there. Even when the sandwich fixings are at eye level to him, he still will not see them. I constantly tease him about having male pattern blindness (instead of male pattern baldness). It's either that or chore avoidance syndrome. He's a good man, though and makes a good living for us, is great with the kids and is kind and loving, so I deal. Though I blow off steam online myself from time to time. Oh, and do the occassional bit of recreational nagging.

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