I’m fat, dumb, and happy — and unhappy about it
Late last week in the wake of our What if Daddy Were Rich conversation, The Husband and I were discussing budgets. I’d been a bit reluctant to tell him about the YNAB* program I’d bought and was trying to learn to use because I knew he’d write it off as another wild hare I was [...]
Day 50
Church — $20.00
Weekly offering.
Einstein Bros. Bagels — $13.88
A dozen bucket deal (13 plain bagels, 1 plain shmear, 1 pumpkin shmear) plus a frosted cookie for The Daughter. The Son declined saying he was going to going to skip the cookie and try eating healthier.
Sports Authority — $97.53
Ouch! Boning up on basketball gear. The [...]
Day 49
Diamond Shamrock — $12.94
It’s a long story but this purchase was for 4.509 gallons of Super Supreme unleaded gas put into a 5-gallon container borrowed from the neighbor. I didn’t file it in Auto: Gas in my YNAB* budget because it wasn’t put into either one of the family vehicles. The gas was used to [...]
YNAB Budgeting Software - Update & Categories
Update on my YNAB Purchase
A week ago last Thursday (Day 40) I purchased and downloaded the You Need a Budget* budgeting software. I will admit that despite my initial excitement about the program and determination to get the most out of it, the process has not been without hitches. I’d call myself fairly technically inclined [...]
Day 48
Consumer Reports — $20.00
A subscription to my favorite magazine. I haven’t been a loyal subscriber over the years — instead I subscribe for a year and then it lapse for a couple of years and then pick it up again when the right offer comes along. Not that I’d mind a lifetime subscription, mind you. [...]
Our Debt Load
I’ve read a lot of personal finance blogs that are dedicated primarily to tracking the blogger’s journey out from under overwhelming debts. I applaud both the impetus (shedding debt) and the effort of journaling their trek out of the abyss.
There but for the grace of God…
In our case, despite daily credit card use, The Husband [...]
Day 47
Subaru Motors Finance — $904.15
monthly car payment on the new Impreza
Kroger — $12.23 (purchase made by The Husband)
Kroger raisin bran — $1.67 (saved $0.22)
Sunsweet cooked prunes — $2.99
Kroger fruit cocktail — $1.29
Kroger peach slices — $1.29
V8 — $4.69
Kroger — $79.45
4 boxes of Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal — $3.00/box (used my rain check and stocked up [...]
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