I can't believe it's been an entire work week since I started my financial lock-down!
I don't know where the week went - but I definitely do know where every dime of my money is! STILL IN MY BANK ACCOUNT!!
Yes - at the beginning of the week, I gave Trevor $25, and told him there was no more until next week (he did SO many chores in the house this week he really deserved the little bit of cash). And, he tutored a few hours, so he now has plenty of cash in his pocket, and he will only get $$ if he actually goes above and beyond normal every day chores.
Lauren brought home her first paycheck from camp. $768 for 2 weeks. Today, it gets deposited in her bank account, and tomorrow, we write out her checks together for her credit card payments. She will get $50 for herself for the weekend, and the upcoming week. I figure she'll pay about $300 to credit cards, put $200 in savings, and the rest in her checking account, so she can pull another $50 out next week.
I still haven't spent a dime. A tank of gas has lasted me through the week. I have just enough to get to work and back today, and I have very few plans for the weekend, other than a bit more organizing, and a few more no spend days. But, I will need to fill up on Sunday, and a tank of gas will have lasted me 8 days. WOW.
From the day I started, and it's been 9 days now, I haven't been to Starbucks, so I took $10 and put it in an envelope. I really wanted to make this my $20 challenge, so I went around the house pulling all the change out of my little hiding places, and came up with $68. I turned it in for cash last night, and now I have $78 in my envelope. This will be my $20 challenge $$, but I want to make it real dollars. So, each time I save I will try to turn that into real money by putting some in the envelope.
It will be a very quiet weekend, but a quiet, no panic, no fear life is exactly what I am looking for right now.
I know exactly where my money is - and where I am!
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