Wednesday, May 7, 2008

payday

last night continued-
Papa's $35 (ex gave cause he's away)
Wednesday
Dunkin Donuts $3
M&P Lunch $6
Wallyworld - $212.
Hannaford's $31.
Visa payment $580.
:)

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Monday -food coop $90
Tuesday -Mortgage + extra $120
DD Iced C + kids $10

Monday, May 5, 2008

Saturday- $3 dunkins
Sunday -paper $5
Coffee, juice and muffin for rainman $8
Monday $20 BB yearbook
$3 Iced cofee
$50 for the basement clean up at Wal-mart

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Eye opening

Friday continued- I just had to go to the bookstore( eye roll)
$31.
$5 taco bell for me
$5 Babygirl after picking her up from friend's
$32 -3 pillows (dogs ate babygirl's and mine) 2 doggy bone things, pillowcases, chapstick)

Saturday morning:
weekly paper for coups $1.50
Ice tea for child who went $1.

Friday, May 2, 2008

What budget?

Thursday-
$100 car ins
$40 school bus never showed so Dunkins for Rainman, then dinner at BK
(Ex gave $100 for gas, so not as bad as it looks). Kids lunches.

So far today
$120 - $40 for Babygirl's carnival,
$60 for birth certificates
$20 Dunkins plus parking in Boston

It hurts to see how much is frittered away.

Jane4girls is my new hero.
$800 a year food budget- and they eat very well.
Baby steps.
:)

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Payday :)

Sure goes fast.
Made a $560 disc.
Rainyday $100




Monday: kmart 20
BestBuy 150
Kids'lunches and my coffee :$20

Tuesday: Wet/dry vac $130
Kids/coffee $20

Wednesday: Food $100
Gas $70
Kids & Coffee $20

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Back from the money pit.

Bah.
Never ends.
For this to actually keep me accountable, it needs to be a daily post, at least until Mint decides to add my bank.
Citi 16,108.
Discover 11,111.
Total : 27,233
Up from last time.
Sigh.
I maxed 07 Roth and that's in an international fund.
According to Quizzle, at my income (which varies widely each week), I need $28,333 in a rainy day fund, just in case.
I have $300 in that account.
And the weeks leading up until tax time slowed my billing hours to a crawl.
But, next week, will be the last weak check from my main contractor.
To pay off my debt in 18 months, it will take 1737. a month.
Roughly $450 a week, with an additional $100 going to Roth 08.
Guess I better get busy, yes?



Daily spending:
Sunday papers: $5. +$1 ice tea for child who got them
Last minute book for child who tells me last day of vacation he needs it: $15
Ice cream with babygirl $6
Dunkin Donuts iced coffee to keep me from opening a vein $3.
Total : $30