I decided today's entries needed to be focused on the positive things I've done, because I seem to be cranky and overly sensitive the last few days, and I need to "appreciate" my way up the sliding scale of emotional happiness.
So -
In 5 days -
I have not gone to Starbucks once.
Other than $62 in groceries, and a tank of gas ($47) I haven't spent any money at all.
I have brought my lunch to work the last 4 work days. I didn't go out at all over the weekend. I made my kids drive an extra 10 minutes out of their way to fill their car up on their FATHER'S credit card, instead of mine.
I took the $2/day ($10) I would have spent on Starbucks and put it in an envelope for a rainy day fund.
It's all a good start.
5 days - NO STARBUCKS!
June 19th, 2007 at 11:15 am
June 19th, 2007 at 11:41 am
June 19th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
June 19th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
June 19th, 2007 at 12:54 pm
June 19th, 2007 at 07:15 pm
Thats not your rainy day fund - that is your $20 challenge money! Create a category for it and start keeping track!
June 19th, 2007 at 07:28 pm
How did you go with the FP. I saw you posted about it over on Kayla's blog but not posted on your own (yet?).
June 19th, 2007 at 08:29 pm
June 20th, 2007 at 12:20 am
i got around buying coffee every day (well, of course i occasionally do...) by going halves with my BF in buying a coffee machine for at home. we bought it two years ago for $69 and it still works great, it makes coffee just like at a cafe and its stopped me spending so much when im out. maybe if your kids drink coffee you guys could do something like that?