Nothing much to report this week. The interest on our Visa was added today...only $33 or so! Not bad considering it used to be over $100 a month. It did bring our balance to just barely over $4,000 but one more small payment and we'll be below that mark permanently.
DH and I are going Christmas shopping this Saturday. We have the main gifts for 2/3 of the boys. We've got my parents done and basically DH's parents done. We just have to donate some money for the group gift for my M-I-L. We are going in on a gift for her with the Golden Child and his family, so she'll basically love it no matter what they decide to buy for her. Some call that being lazy...we call it being smart! We get automatic bonus points for doing anything with the Favorite! See what I mean? Smart!!
So, it seems like these random but necessary things keep coming up that cost money. Like the fridge filter, the vacuum filter, furnace filters, light bulbs, and a whole slew of other household items. They add up so dang quickly! I'm so glad though that we put money aside for those. What a relief to know that I can go get those things and still be able to buy groceries for the family. As difficult as it is to do, the envelope system is the only way to go. And it is getting much easier as I figure out the best way to do things. I've been using a coupon organizer in addition to the envelopes and that has proven to be a bit easier than carrying around a ton of envelopes.
This week, I've got a smaller grocery budget because of Halloween and parties, but we'll just eat a bunch of noodles this week! We are going to have F-I-L and his wife over on Sunday so we'll 'splurge' for that meal. I've also got to come up with some great appetizer for DHs game night tonight. I better get cracking on that one!!
Things I'm grateful for today: awesome husband, awesome husband who works his butt off at a great job, incredible kids who make me laugh and love me even though I get so ornery with them sometimes, warm home.
Goals for today: LAUNDRY, clean house for awesome DH, work on church duties for an appropriate amount of time.
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