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Day 6- no spend

August 17th, 2006 at 05:07 pm

I'm tossing around different ways to use my budgeted money. This is the problem I always have. I tend to earmark the same sum of money for many things.

For instance, right now I am thinking about my gas budget. We have decided on $100/wk. This summer, this amount has been more than enough, but once I start back to school, it may not be. Right now I am thinking that I want to use the left money for oil changes. This would change this category from "gas only" to "gas and maintenance." I didn't think about oil changes when I set up my F/A. My other thought was that anything left in the gas budget at the end of a pay cycle would go to the CC's. Since oil changes only happen once every 3 months or so, I think I manage to do it all. Just some random thoughts here.

If I can manage to get through the two week period without spending any money, I think I will get the oil changed next Friday as well as hair cuts for my boys.

Other than all that, I am doing well with not spending any money. I made DH a quick lunch as he was heading out the door. He said his plan was to go do his interview for his job but be back by 2:00 and just eat then. Maybe...but if he got hungry while he was out the temptation to stop would be too great. I'm not sure how to get him to plan ahead for his lunches. He is lousy at pre-planning just about everything. I want him to make his lunch the night before, but since he is often home for lunch, he doesn't want to do that.

1 Responses to “Day 6- no spend”

  1. flash Says:
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    Six days is great!

    Budgets, yep, the best way to get an accurate and inclusive budget is to review ALL your expenses for 12 months. It does take awhile, but it will show exactly where the money goes, and help you remember those irregularly regular costs, like annual taxes, maintenance, chimney cleaning ( Smile ) or whatever you have.

    Congrats!

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