Spending

cindys on May 9th, 2008

by mitch.surprenant I have money!!! I have money in savings, I have money in checking and I have money in my pocket! It’s not a lot of money but I feel like celebrating! I feel like the weight of the world has lifted off my shoulders. I have also found that I am much more [...]

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cindys on April 27th, 2008

I thought I had better update my no spending challenge.  I did pretty well until yesterday when I met my teenage children after CPR class.  We haven’t been able to get together but once since Easter as they live 3 hours away.  As I was going to be halfway anyway, we decided to get together [...]

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cindys on April 23rd, 2008

In my post yesterday on having extra money, I mentioned purchasing an oriental carpet on clearance. I stated that I would have to adjust my budget to pay for it. I want to clarify that I paid for it in cash but that the money that I used was designated for something else in my [...]

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cindys on March 7th, 2008

This is my version of a rant.  My daughter told me today that she didn’t know how to make a budget, so here you are, darling daughter.  There are budget tools of every size, complexity and description and the only thing they have in common is that most of them are free.  They are in [...]

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cindys on March 7th, 2008

Have you ever gotten to the end of the money before the end of the month? Do you wonder where your paycheck goes every week? I know I do and no matter how hard I try, I just don’t seem to be able to write it all down in my notebook. I have tried excel [...]

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