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Further Adventures of the Cash Queen

August 24th, 2010 at 05:20 pm


I'm well into the first week of Cash Only. I have found it helpful to put all the numbers down on paper in a spreadsheet fashion. I'm finding my way through spending that isn't necessarily in one category. I did have to realize that I'm can't be too crazy if I spend the *hoped for* surplus. Example: my second oldest daughter needed a Bible for the next three years of her education. Cost: $20. The school recommended assignment notebooks were $3.50 x 3. The roller rink where the BTS party was didn't honor coupons, so I had to cough up an additional $4. These things I cannot worry about.

I am finding that overall, the picture isn't looking quite bad. All of our bills are paid (including the increased tuition and the goal of double the minimum payment to credit cards). I've accounted for groceries/gas/miscellaneous in the weekly spending amounts. We have a range of $280 to $360 left every two week for the extraneous things (classes for kids/minor car or home repair/gifts/etc) My goal is to use that money wisely and subsidize our savings.

The kids are all BTS with the exception of the youngest who starts kindergarten on Monday. I'm working on the list of thing to get done around the house for the several weeks. Quiet time to myself ... something I haven't had in almost 13 years, I'm hoping to make the most out of it!

1 Responses to “Further Adventures of the Cash Queen”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
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    How exciting that you will have a house without children for a few hours of the day! I love my time.

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