I am amazed at how different it feels to get a PAYCHECK. Unless you have worked at home or been a homemaker, I don’t think that you can possibly understand the difference in how you feel when you suddenly have a set amount of money coming in at the end of the week and a place to go every day on a set schedule.
Now that I am getting adjusted to the physical part of my job, I find that I am getting just as much done at home. The only one that it has affected negatively is R. He doesn’t complain but I can tell that he is lonely and has a bit of cabin fever. Since his operation, he really can’t get out and do the things that he used to do and he also can’t drive anywhere. When I get home, he either wants to go somewhere or talk. I am ready to sit down and chill for an hour.
We are working through it. The first few days, I was exhausted when I got home. All I wanted to do was take a nap or go to bed. Now I have a bit more energy and am more willing to run into town or go to the barn and do chores.
The biggest change has been having a set amount of money coming in at the end of the week. It is different. I cashed my paycheck and put 75% of it into the emergency fund. I am going to keep adding as much as I can so that we will have something to fall back on. I believe that since we have been making it without any outside income, that I should be able to save a good portion of it.
I have also got to sit down and redo our monthly budget. Eventually, I would like to use my paycheck to pay the bills and have the farm income go into a savings account. Right now though we are ahead on the farm and so I am just prolonging dedicating my salary to bills. It feels REALLY GOOD to be growing our savings.
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Maybe if he is up to the cooking, he could have dinner cooked when you get home. Then, as that sitting will let you relax some, maybe you could take him for the ride and some talking after dinner
Then you will be rested up for the barn chores. Just a thought 
Wise decision to bank as much as possible of it.
Hi Marci!! Yes, he does fix dinner but often we have chores which need to be done in the afternoon. With it getting dark earlier there is so much less time to do anything. We will work it out, it’s just an adjustment.
Hi,
It is really nice post with have a good info related to nice topic.I wasn’t able to pick up my paycheck until today, and when I was able to, my bank was already closed. Unfortunately, I need that money for tomorrow. Are there any stores that will cash my paycheck? If so, how much does the service cost?
I know what you mean about the difference with getting a paycheck. I was out of work for a while trying to get my own websites going. Now that I am back working again, it is such a relief to get steady money coming in. Now if only I could also get my websites going at the same time.