This is simply a quick note before I go to bed. I haven't spent any money today - good for me - but tomorrow I have to buy some groceries. I find I spend less if I shop more often, because I buy too much if I think I need to get a whole week's worth, but I'll write down the totals here every time I go out, so I can keep track here. I buy notebooks to write things down and then I lose them, so what good is that? And I can't bore everyone I write to with the details of my financial life, it feels rather self centered of me. I love these blogs here, so I'm inspired.
To start, let's begin with what I want and what I have. I want 5500 dollars saved by June. I currently have 2900 dollars saved. I hope to add 300 more tomorrow, for some reason, I can't get on my credit union account online but I have to go out that way anyway tomorrow, so I'll stop by and see them then.
Everyone here has been sick and so I won't need that much food. Ice cream for sore throats and ginger ale for upset stomachs. There is still tofu, cottage cheese, soy milk and fruits and veggies that Fi and I can live off of for several days until the other two kids are up and about.
So that's my plan. 300 dollars to go to the Plastic Surgery fund and no more than 15 dollars on food and cold medicine.
starting out
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welcome, and i'm the opposite of you! the more kids I had the less money i had and the more expenses i needed to cover! good luck with your goal of saving for surgery. do you have a flex spend account that you could at least get a tax benefit?
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