Posted on April 7th, 2008 by mmj
March was a semi-successful month. It is a tough birthday month(3), but we made it through really well. As we go along, we learn to balance priorities. This month we sacrificed entertainment to offset gifts. Gas was tough as well last month. The weather has been crummy and it took [...]
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Posted on March 6th, 2008 by mmj
Monday I discussed some of the good news resulting from my year end review. The bonus money has been allocated to our emergency fund and vacation fund. Now for the better news. I will be getting a raise effective April 1. After taxes and our daughter’s school fund, we will be [...]
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Posted on December 19th, 2007 by mmj
Last month I set a goal of doing a budget for December and tracking our spending.. My hope is that we can use it as a kickstart for monthly budgeting. I can say that I probably picked the worst month of the year to do this. December includes Christmas and 3 birthdays, [...]
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